The Americas (Major Assessment)

Where did the Inca live?

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America, specifically mostly modern Peru

• Central Mexico

The Andes

• are a mountain range where the Inca Empire was established

• are a civilization that was built in central Mexico

• are a series of lakes in Peru

The capital of the Inca Empire was at

• Tenochtitlan

• Texcoco

• Copan

• Cusco

Cutting flat steps or terraces into the side of a mountain to have more land to cultivate is known as

• tribute

• quechua

• terrace farming

• chinampas farming

Even though the Inca had a large and strong army, the Spanish successfully defeated them because they had

• Atahualpa

• horses and superior metal weapons

• terraced farming

• Francisco Pizarro

What plague did the Incan emperor die from? 

• Smallpox
• Bubonic Plague
• The Flu
• Common Cold 

What color represents where the Inca civilization was?

• blue

• red

• gray

• green

How did the Inca expand and control of their empire?

• The cut off trade with other places.

• They killed everyone.

• They built roads.

• They made their own currency system.

What was a Quipu?

• A term of endearment for Incan babies.

• A food made of root vegetables.

• An Incan llama.

• System of knots. Used to collect data, keep records, etc.

Who was the Spaniard who was credit with the downfall of the Inca Empire?

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

• Amelia Earhart

• Francisco Pizarro