Unit 7 Lesson 30.3 Inca Achievements

What was the Incas' greatest technological skill?

• Textile making
• Farming
• Engineering
• Medicine

How did the Incas create routes through steep mountain ranges?

• By using horses to climb the mountains
• By carving staircases and gouging tunnels out of rock
• By building suspension bridges
• By flying over the mountains

What did the Incas do to improve the drainage systems in their fields?

• They used advanced irrigation techniques
• They built canals
• They planted different crops at different elevations
• They anchored their terraces with stones

What was the significance of textile making in Incan society?

• It was a way to communicate with the gods
• It was a form of entertainment
• It was a religious practice
• It was a sign of status

What was the Incan language?

• Quechua
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• English

What did the Incas use quipus for?

• As a weapon
• As a substitute for a written language
• As a tool for farming
• As a musical instrument

What did the Incas call gold?

• The blood of the earth
• The tears of the moon
• The sweat of the sun
• The breath of the wind

What was the purpose of trephination?

• To remove bone fragments pressing against the brain
• To treat a broken bone
• To remove a tumor
• To cure a fever

What did Incan priests use trephination for?

• To cure mental illness
• To perform religious ceremonies
• To punish criminals
• To heal injured warriors

What did Incan women weave into their feather tunics?

• Gold
• Diamonds
• Silver
• Feathers from jungle birds