Inca Vocab Quiz

A person who has authority from a ruling power to carry out a specific duty.

• emperor

• official

• engineer

• empire

The public works system that includes roads, bridges, irrigation, public transportation.

• terrace

• mortar

• infrastructure

• census

A large area of high, flat ground.

• plateau

• terrace

• mortar

• terrain

A chair attached to two beams and carried on the shoulders of several people. Mark only one oval.

• census

• plateau

• terrace

• litter

A count of the number of people living in a certain area. Mark only one oval.

• empire

• census

• terrain

• litter

A group of countries or territories under the control of one government or one ruler. Mark only one oval.

• empire

• terrain

• census

• geographical diversity

Diversity: the presence of many different kinds of landforms, waterways, or other geographic features in a region. Mark only one oval.

• empire

• terrain

• census

• geographical diversity

The ruler of an empire. Mark only one oval.

• official

• emperor

• census

• engineer

A flat piece of land carved out of the side of a mountain or hill. Mark only one oval.

• plateau

• terrace

• terrain

• mortar

A South American mammal valued for its long, woolly coat. Mark only one oval.

• alpaca

• llama

• census

• official