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The Inca Civilization

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Inca live?

a)

Peru on the west coast of South America

b)

Northern Canada

c)

Jackson Township

d)

Mexico

2.

What color represents where the Inca civilization was?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

gray

d)

green

3.
Which Mountains did the Inca live in? 
a)
They did not live in the mountains 
b)
Andes 
c)
Mount Everest
d)
Pikes Peak 
4.
The capital city of the Incan Empire was ____
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Divining
c)
Cuzco
d)
Huacas
5.

Who was the greatest Inca Emperor?

a)

Inca Roca

b)

Atahualpa

c)

Pachacuti

d)

Aztec

6.

What was the official language of the Incas?

a)

Oto-Mangue

b)

Quechua

c)

Uto-Aztecan

7.

The Inca Empire was divided into ________.

a)

2 states

b)

4 provinces, each with their own leader.

c)

6 major cities

d)

5 roads with bridges

8.

The Incas built networks of ______________ that helped to connect the empire together.

a)

crops

b)

roads

c)

shelters

d)

stone buildings

9.

What did Inca families live in?

a)

Brick houses

b)

Apartments

c)

Tepees

d)

Tents

10.
The Incas used what is known as ______ farming in order to grow crops on the mountainsides.
a)
Alpine
b)
Creative
c)
Terrace
d)
Sharecrop
11.

What are terraces?

a)

Flat land for farming carved into the mountainside

b)

Bumpy land smoothed down to build houses.

c)

Water

d)

Large porches

12.
A ____ was a system of knotted strings that helped record information and numbers.
a)
Friendship bracelet
b)
Quipu
c)
Cuzco
d)
Pizarro
13.
What did the Incas use to carry their goods on the roads?
a)
horses
b)
carts
c)
sleds
d)
llamas
14.
The Incas had no written language.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Families in the Inca Empire belonged to larger clans called
a)
quipus
b)
chasquis
c)
ayllus
d)
oracles
16.

Which is true about Inca stonework?

a)

None of it remains today

b)

Wheels were used to build it

c)

Bricks were made out of mud

d)

The stones fit together so well, that the blade of a knife could not fit through.

17.

What animal provided the Incas with wool, fertilizer for their crops and a way to transport men and goods?

a)

llama

b)

elephant

c)

camel

d)

donkey

18.

What is a traditional Inca food?

a)

potatoes

b)

squash

c)

beans

d)

corn

e)

all of the above

19.

What things would you find in an Incan home? Check all that apply.

a)

one room

b)

baskets for storage

c)

pets

d)

mats for sleeping

e)

stove

20.

The Inca built ________________________ to carry water to their crops.

a)

hoses

b)

streams

c)

aqueducts

d)

buildings

21.

The Inca performed sacrifices______________________.

a)

Only on weekends

b)

During times of trouble

c)

To help the llamas

d)

Never

22.

No one went hungry in the Inca civilization because ____________.

a)

Everyone was a farmer

b)

They were good cooks

c)

Farming was always good

d)

They grew more food than they needed and stored it.

23.

The god that the Inca believed would protect the city of Cuzco was __________________.

a)

Macha

b)

Pizarro

c)

Inti- the sun god

d)

Balboa

24.

Why is so little known about the early history of the Incas?

a)

No Incas survived the Spanish Conquest.

b)

No Inca ruins have been found

c)

The Incas did not have a system of writing.

d)

The Incas did not care about their past.

25.

Who was Francisco Pizarro?

a)

Just another Incan emperor.

b)

The founder of the Inca civilization.

c)

A Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca empire.