Lesson 25 The Incas Quiz

Below are two facts about the Inca Empire. These facts explain why the Incas did not have a written language. Select the letter next to the best answer.

• had legends about their origin

• conquered many other groups

• used runners to carry messages

• built their capital in the mountains

A set of strings tied into knots, called a quipu, was an aid for remembering information. Select the letter next to the best answer.

• finding the best route

• remembering information

• catching fish in the river

• understanding the calendar

Much of the land that was once the Inca Empire is in which countries today? Select the letter next to the best answer.

• Peru and Ecuador

• Brazil and Paraguay

• Mexico and Guatemala

• Colombia and Venezuela

How did the Incas develop the advances listed below? Select the letter next to the best answer.

• learned them from the Maya

• created them as original inventions

• adapted them from the Chimus

• learned them from Inti

According to Incan legend, the Inca tribe began when the sun god's son rose out of Lake Titicaca. Select the letter next to the best answer.

• rose out of Lake Titicaca

• crossed the Pacific Ocean

• saw an eagle on top of a cactus

• stepped out from the eastern sky

The Inca Empire reached its peak in the same period as which group on the timeline below?

• Olmec culture

• Classic Maya

• Toltec civilization

• Aztec Empire

The Incas lived for hundreds of years without spreading their civilization. What set off the expansion of their empire?

• a need for more trading partners

• a priestly message from the gods

• a sudden need for more farmland

• an attack by a neighboring people

What did the Incas create to hold their empire together?

• a central market

• a network of roads

• a group of trained warriors

• a school for sons of commoners

What belongs in the bottom row of this chart?

• winners of major battles

• scholars who did well in school

• local leaders of conquered people

• favorites chosen by the royal wives

The most important Incan food crop was unknown to the Maya or Aztecs. This Incan crop was

• beans

• corn

• squash

• potatoes