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What was the main purpose of the Royal Road built by the Inca?

• To provide a path for tourists

• To serve as a trade route only

• To connect different parts of the empire

• To mark the boundaries of the empire

How wide was the Royal Road in most places?

• 30 feet

• 24 feet

• 18 feet

• 12 feet

What material did Inca engineers use to fit paving stones together?

• String

• Mortar

• They did not use any

• Wood

What was a quipu used for in the Inca Empire?

• To measure distances

• To build roads

• To record information

• To send messages

What type of bridge did the Inca build over the Apurimac River?

• Suspension bridge

• Cable-stayed bridge

• Arch bridge

• Beam bridge

What farming technique did the Inca use on mountainsides?

• Cutting terraces

• Planting in rows

• Building fences

• Using greenhouses

How did the Inca send messages quickly across their empire?

• By using pigeons

• By trained runners

• By written letters

• By smoke signals

What is Machu Picchu known for?

• Being a trade center

• Being a mountain fortress

• Being a farming area

• Being a large city

What was the Sapa Inca's approach to conquered people who were uncooperative?

• They ignored them

• They moved them to different villages

• They built roads for them

• They rewarded them

What was the main religion of the Inca Empire?

• Worship of ancestors

• Worship of the sun god Inti

• Worship of the moon goddess

• Worship of nature spirits