Chapter 10: Inca (Vocabulary)

Choose the correct definition of agriculture.

• the science or practice of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming

• of or relating to an area just outside of a big city or town

• a chemical or natural substance added to soil to help plants grow

• the process of using resources, especially machinery, to produce goods and services

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

a platform on which someone can sit and be carried by other people or animals

• automobile

• ledge

• litter

• aqueduct

Choose the correct definition of empire.

• a single country under a single supreme authority

• an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority

• a single country under many different supreme authorities

• an extensive group of states or countries under many different supreme authorities

Choose the correct definition of temple.

• a massive monument with a rectangular base and triangular sides that meet at a point

• a pyramidal monument built in ancient Mesopotamia

• a place of worship designed for polytheistic religions

• a building for religious practices or worship

Choose the correct definition of isthmus.

• a narrow strip of land surrounded by water on all sides

• a narrow strip of land surrounded by water on three sides

• a narrow strip of land connecting a mainland and a sea

• a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

Choose the correct definition of terrace farming.

• a method for planting crops that involves digging long irrigation terraces

• a method for planting crops in a flat region that is surrounded by hills

• a method for planting crops in a hilly region by building flat levels into hills

• a method for planting crops that involves cutting down trees and burning them before planting an area

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

one of the halves of the earth as divided by the equator or by the prime meridian

• hemisphere

• globe

• North Pole

• border

Choose the correct definition of polytheistic.

• worshiping at a single temple

• believing in or worshiping more than one god

• believing in or worshiping one god

• worshiping at more than one temple

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined. a new idea, improvement, or method

• education

• population

• entertainment

• innovation

Choose the correct definition of aqueduct.

• a structure built to provide support to another structure, often with a curved design

• a structure built to provide a place of entertainment, often used for gladiator battles

• a bridge or channel built to transport water from one location to another, often over a long distance

• a bridge or channel built to transport people from one province to another, often used for trade