WorksheetsInca Civilization (South America)
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 8mins
In the late a.d. 1300s, the Inca were only one of many groups that fought over scarce fertile land in the valleys of the ____
Nile River Valley
Andes Mountains
Rocky Mountains
To hold the empire together, Inca rulers created ____
a strong central government
a system of human sacrifice
an advanced writing system
The Inca had people work on a system of roads that connected all parts of the empire. This large network __________-
helped the Inca learn more about farming and irrigation
helped the Inca overcome geographic barriers
helped the Inca trade along the Silk Road in China
Inca engineers developed terrace farming. Terrace farming uses _______________
a series of wheelbarrows and irrigation to grow an abundance of crops
a series of wide rows built into a farm. Each row creates more crops
a series of wide steps built into a mountainside. Each step creates level farmland
The Inca believed their rulers had the protection of the ___
sun god Inti
rain god Chac
sun god Quetzcoatl
The Inca were also skilled engineers and could fit stones so tightly together that they needed no mortar. Because the stone blocks could slide up and down _______
many Inca structures looked like the Colosseum
they were able to build strong pyramids
many Inca structures have survived during earthquakes
The Inca used a quipu, a rope with knotted cords of different lengths and colors. This was a useful tool for _____
both human sacrifices and rituals
both mathematics and for record keeping.
creating a strong central government
Unlike the Aztec, the Inca ____
were an ancient culture in Meso and South America
often used captives for human sacrifice
rarely sacrificed humans to honor their gods
