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Inca Weekly Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Moche were known for...

a)

Digging irrigation canals and having special worker classes

b)

Making really strong coffee

c)

Running really fast

d)

Making a writing system

2.

The Chimu helped the Incas by...

a)

Creating a really good rice

b)

Making a system of roads and messengers

c)

Showing them how to build weapons

d)

Giving advice to the king

3.

Who is Yupanqui the son of?

a)

The Farmer

b)

The Priest

c)

The Emperor

d)

The Prince

4.

Which of the following is the capital of the Inca Empire

a)

Llama

b)

Comma

c)

Venezuela

d)

Cuzco

5.

How did the Incas deliver messages throughout the empire?

a)

Carrier Pigeons

b)

Letters and mail carriers

c)

By horseback

d)

A system of runners every 15-30 miles

6.

The emperor - Sapa Inca - is believed to come from what god?

a)

The Tree God

b)

The Moon God

c)

The Sun God

d)

The Water God

7.

How does power get transferred from one ruler to the next?

a)

The queen chose the next ruler

b)

A Child of the Coya would be chosen

c)

The King chose a person from any of his children

d)

The priests would choose another ruler

8.

Why was the potato and corn important to the incas

a)

They had great flavor

b)

They could withstand frost and high altitudes

c)

There was no importance, its just food

d)

They needed something to eat while they were being entertained

9.

Which of the Inca Classes paid taxes

a)

Emperor

b)

Nobles

c)

Commoners

d)

Slaves

10.

Which of the following choices shows that the Incas Valued fashion

a)

Gold covered every inch of the Temple of the Sun

b)

Women would make color dresses filled with exotic bird feathers and geometric patterns

c)

They were known for large stone buildings that have withstood many storms

d)

The God Inti, was the most important of the gods in the Inca religion

11.

Which choice shows the Incas valued communication

a)

The temples were built with large stones and created tight fitment

b)

The Incas couldn't write

c)

The Incas developed a system of knots known as quipus which could relay messages

d)

Fancy feathers would cover the gowns of the nobles in the city of Cuzco

12.

Which of the following Inca inventions do we still use today?

a)

The eating of corn and potatoes

b)

Using colorful feathers in our clothing

c)

Making large stone temples

d)

Suspension bridges such as the George Washington or the Golden Gate Bridge

13.

What did the Incas do with the Kings whose land was conquered by the Incas?

a)

They made them nobles in a class called the Curacas

b)

They would send them far away and never allow them to return

c)

They killed them

d)

Nothing, they were allowed to continue ruling

14.

Why did Yupanqui take the name Pachacuti or "Earthshaker"

a)

He was really good with construction

b)

There was alot of earthquakes during his rule

c)

He was known for attacking and conquering many people

d)

Hes not called earthshaker, what are you talking about?

15.

How would the Incas spread their empire throughout history?

a)

Really civil conversations

b)

Many agreements and treaties

c)

They used their military to attack and conquer all around them

d)

They had the priests guilt them into giving them land