The Incan Empire

The Inca empire was located in the ______ Mountains of South America.

• Himalayas

• Rocky

• Andes

• Alps

The Inca capital city was called ______, which means "navel" or "center" in their language.

• Quito

• Machu Picchu

• Lima

• Cuzco

The Inca language was called ______.

• Aymara

• Quechua

• Nahuatl

• Guarani

The emperor who began major expansion of the Incan territory in 1438 was ______.

• Pachacuti

• Atahualpa

• Huayna Capac

• Tupac Amaru

By 1500, the Inca empire stretched for ______ miles along the coast of South America.

• 1,000

• 2,500

• 3,000

• 4,500

Governing was difficult because of _____ (select all that apply)

• Mountainous terrain

• The Aztecs tried to overthrow them

• Constant attacks from enemies

• Diverse people

To farm in the mountains, the Inca:

• Hired workers from Mexico to pick the crops

• Used irrigation systems for water

• Cut terraces into mountain sides

• Farmed indoors to protect from the rain

For communication, the Inca used ______, who were mountain highway runners.

• chasquis

• llamas

• quipus

• ayllus

The two main Incan social classes were:

• Nobility

• Commoners

• Peasants

• Slaves

What two events weakened the Incan empire in 1527?

• Spanish invasion

• Civil war

• Natural disaster

• Diseases like Small Pox