Cuzco and the Inca Civilization Quiz

What does Cuzco mean?

• "heartbeat of the world"

• "head of the world"

• "fist of the word"

• "navel of the world"

The Inca excelled at using what material for building?

• straw

• stone

• steel

• sand

What dominated Cuzco’s main plaza?

• a large fountain believed to be the tears of the gods

• a school for the children of commoners

• a religious center called The Coricancha, or Temple of the Sun

• a massive stone fortress called Sacsahuaman

What is amazing about Sacsahuaman, the Inca fortress?

• No one knows how the Inca were able to build it.

• It is filled with thousands of books written by the Inca.

• No one knows where it is.

• It is constructed entirely out of ice.

Why did it benefit the Inca government to move commoners around the empire?

• It helped the Inca Empire conquer the Aztec Empire.

• It put workers where they were needed and kept tribes divided.

• It helped spread democracy around the empire.

• It allowed commoners to train to be important government officials.

What was happening in the Inca Empire when Francisco Pizarro arrived looking for gold?

• The Inca were united in a massive celebration of peace.

• Earthquakes were collapsing cities nearly every day.

• The Inca just began constructing the mighty fortress, Sacsahuaman.

• Two royal brothers were fighting for control of the kingdom.

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The Inca Empire was the largest pre-Columbian empire in the Americas. However, it also...

• never built a powerful fortress

• did not have roads to carry information over long distances

• lasted barely 100 years and was weakened by civil war and disease

• did not have skilled artisans

What is true about Machu Picchu?

• It is high in the Andes and called “the city in the clouds.”

• The Spanish never saw it, and it was mostly unknown until 1911.

• It was built in the 1400s and probably used as a royal estate.

• All of the above.