The Inca Empire

What is the main reason why the Inca people stored food in storehouses?

• Nobles required surplus food as tribute from the Inca people.

• The Inca wanted to store surplus food so they could feed the military duringbattle.

• The Inca wanted to trade surplus foods for gold and silver.

• The Inca made sure that each of its citizens needs where met throughout theyear.

What type of agricultural method did the Inca use that allowed them to grow crops at their settlements in the Andes Mountains?

• Raised bed farming

• Slash and burn

• Terrace farming

• Canals and aqueducts

What geographical feature acted as a natural barrier and protected the Inca from their enemies?

• Andes Mountains

• The Pacific Ocean

• Deserts

• Amazon Rainforest

Which of the following best describes why the Inca built storehouses throughout the empire?

• The mountains of the Andes made it difficult to grow enough food for the empire.

• The Inca could not carry large amounts of food as they did not have large livestock to carry it.

• The Inca would store extra food in case of war or for a year when food production was poor.

• The Inca empire was so vast that the Inca needed to store food so food would not spoil.

What is the main reason why crops were divided amongst so many different groups within the Inca Empire?

• Excess crops were stored in storehouses for later use.

• Crops were to be used as tribute to Inca gods.

• Crops were to be transported to other regions on the backs of llamas.

• All crops that were produced were to be shared throughout the empire

The Inca Empire used their roads as a communication network to relay messages across the empire. Which of the following best describes another way the Inca Empire used its network of roads?

• Inca farmers used roads to move their llama from city to city.

• The Inca built roads to transport water to various different farms located in theAndes Mountains.

• The Inca used roads to trade goods between cities.

• Inca armies used the roads to quickly reach regions that they wanted toconquer or defend.