Inca Civilization Pre-Test

What did the empire of the Inca include?

• territory between the Pacific cost and the Amazon River basin
• stretched from Ecuador to northern Chile
• all of Brazil
• From Venezuela to the Falkland Islands

Where was the capital or center of the empire?

• Cuzco in modern day Peru
• Pachacuti in modern day Mexico
• Puma in Peru

The official language of the Incan empire was?

• Quechua
• Tawantinsuyu
• Incanism
• Mita

How was the history of the Incans recorded?

• Oral tradition
• Stone
• Pottery
• Gold and silver jewelry
• All answers are correct

What were some advantages to the Inca roadways?

• Moved armies
• Distributed the wealth in the empire
• Allowed cars to move freely
• Allowed other territories access

What kind of terrain was in the Inca territory?

• Large areas of jungle, rugged highlands, and deserts
• Mountains and deserts
• All of the above

What was the mita system?

• A way of designing patterns in their textiles to show messages
• A way to calculate the movement of the stars
• A way to fit stone blocks together without using mortar.
• A way to collect taxes in the form of physical labor

How was the land divided among the Inca people?

• One third to the emperor, one third to the gods, and one third for the people.
• The emperor owned all the land.
• The gods owned all the land.
• The emperor owned half the land and the gods owned the other half.

Who did the Inca Quipu communicate different information?

• Varying lengths
• Colors
• Knot-types
• Positions

Where the Inca polytheistic or monotheistic?

• Polytheistic
• Monotheistic