Unit 3 Ch. 7 and 8 Comprehension

Introduction

1. 1. Which geographic feature most influenced Inca life and farming?

• Amazon Rainforest

• Andes Mountains

• Pacific Ocean

• Yucatán Peninsula

Introduction

2. 2. How did the Inca use their environment to build a strong empire?

• They depended only on imported goods.

• They built systems that adapted to mountain life.

• They avoided high altitudes.

• They copied methods from European explorers.

Pyramid of Power

3. 3. What group was at the top of the Inca social pyramid?

• Soldiers

• Nobles

• The Sapa Inca

• Farmers

Pyramid of Power

4. 4. How were most people in the Inca Empire expected to contribute to society?

• By paying taxes with coins

• By serving in labor and farming

• By studying at royal schools

• By fighting in wars only

5. Growing Food from Mountain Peaks

6. 5. Why did the Inca build terraces on mountainsides?

• To make land flat for farming

• To prevent landslides

• To build homes for nobles

• To store water during floods

Growing Food from Mountain Peaks

6.Which crop was most important to the Inca diet?

• Corn

• Potatoes

• Beans

• Wheat

7. Government Organization

8. 7. How did the Inca government keep track of resources and people?

• By writing on papyrus

• By using quipus made of knotted strings

• By carving messages on stone tablets

• By counting with shells

9. Government Organization

10. 8. Who ruled each province in the Inca Empire?

• Local priests

• Appointed governors loyal to the emperor

• Wealthy merchants

• Independent tribal chiefs

9. A Superior Network of Roads

10. 9. What was the main purpose of Inca roads?

• To connect villages for trade and military control

• To attract travelers from Europe

• To divide regions by class

• To drain water from mountains

A Superior Network of Roads

10. 10. How did Inca messengers, or chasquis, carry information?

• On written scrolls

• By running long distances along roadways

• By using trained birds

• Blowing on a horn