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Inca Empire

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Inca live?

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

South America, specifically mostly modern Peru

c)

Central Mexico

2.

The Andes

a)

are a mountain range where the Inca Empire was established

b)

are a civilization that was built in central Mexico

c)

are a series of lakes in Peru

3.

The capital of the Inca Empire was at

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Texcoco

c)

Copan

d)

Cusco

4.

The Empire that developed in the Andes Mountains of South America lasting from the 1400s to the 1530s was the

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Conquistadors

5.

Cutting flat steps or terraces into the side of a mountain to have more land to cultivate is known as

a)

tribute

b)

quechua

c)

terrace farming

d)

chinampas farming

6.

Setting up a strong central government helped Pachacuti

a)

get a lot of alpaca

b)

get a lot of llamas

c)

control the large Inca Empire

d)

eat a lot of corn

7.

Even though the Inca had a large and strong army, the Spanish successfully defeated them because they had

a)

Atahualpa

b)

horses and superior metal weapons

c)

terraced farming

d)

Francisco Pizarro

8.

Their bridges built of wood, stone, and thick rope, as well as their extensive network and roads, plus their entire cities built out of stone show us that the Inca were

a)

lazy

b)

gifted engineers and builders

c)

using a lot of help from the Maya

d)

skilled readers and writers

9.

Who in the Inca Empire had absolute power?

a)

the priest

b)

the emperor

c)

the farmers

d)

the royal religious advisor

10.

In the Inca Empire, commoners

a)

carved terraces and planted crops

b)

farmed communal lands and worked on state-owned farms

c)

served in the army and on building projects

d)

all of the above

11.
Where are the Inca located? 
a)
Apennine Mountains 
b)
Alps Mountains
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Appalachian Mountains 
12.

What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains?

a)

Chinampas

b)

Irrigation

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Terrace Farming

13.
What plague did the Incan emperor die from? 
a)
Smallpox
b)
Bubonic Plague
c)
The Flu
d)
Common Cold 
14.
Where did the Inca live?
a)
South America
b)
Mexico
c)
Central America
d)
United States
15.

What color represents where the Inca civilization was?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

gray

d)

green

16.

How did the Inca expand and control of their empire?

a)

The cut off trade with other places.

b)

They killed everyone.

c)

They built roads.

d)

They made their own currency system.

17.

How did the Inca road cross rivers?

a)

Boats

b)

Suspension bridges

c)

Wooden canoes

d)

They swam.

18.

How did the Inca control erosion and grow crops in the Andes terrain?

a)

They built terraces and used aqueducts.

b)

Aqueducts

c)

Irrigation

d)

Terraces