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WorksheetsInca Assessment
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins
Tenochtitlan
Rocky Mountains
The Inca did not have a system of writing. Instead, they used a/an _____ which was made up of strings tied in various knots.
Quipu
Aqueduct
glyph
huaca
What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains?
Chinampas
Irrigation
Aqueducts
Terrace Farming
Which famous tourist attraction is shown in the photograph?
step pyramids
Machu Picchu
Cuzco
Quechua
What color represents where the Inca civilization was?
blue
red
gray
green
What was the name of the Inca Sun God?
Inti
Quetzacoatl
Viracocha
Huitzilopochtli
What was the most important food to the Inca?
beans
avocados
chicken
potato
Who conquered the Incas in 1532?
the sun god, Inti
Spanish conquistadors
Aztecs
Christopher Columbus
The Incan were polytheistic, which means they believed in many gods. Which god was their most important?
Moon Goddess
Maize
tlaoc
Sun God
Who was the Sapa Inca?
an Inca priest
The supreme ruler - descended from Inti
sun god
Spanish leader
Where did the Inca store extra food or objects?
homes
caves
temples
storehouses
What did the Inca use to keep records?
Quipus
Aqueducts
Hieroglyphics
Computers
What was unique about Inca architecture?
It featured perfectly spherical domes.
The temples were taller than the Egyptian pyramids.
Most structures were built from petrified wood.
The stones were cut so they could fit together perfectly and needed no morter.
Which city was NOT a part of the Inca empire?
Cuzco
Machu Picchu
Tenochtitlán
Who was at the top of Inca society?
nobles
warriors
Sapa Inca
farmers
Who were the messengers in the Inca civilization?
chasquis/road runners
farmers
Sapa Incas
commoners
What did the Incas create to connect their empire together?
a system of roads
a central market
a school for sons of commoners
a flock of trained pigeons
The Incas had a special written language using glyphs.
True
False
Why was terrace farming important to the Incas?
It allowed them adapt to their environment and farm in mountains.
Farmers were able to climb to the top easier
They let them farm in marshy areas.
They created shaded areas.
Everyone could travel on Inca roads.
True
False
The Incas sacrificed people to please their gods.
True
False
Gold was a sign of wealth to the Incas.
True
False
What structures were built by the Inca to carry water from one place to another?
mitas
bridges
aqueducts
trails
Which of the following was NOT created by the Incas?
suspension bridges
roads
chinampas
terraces
The Inca believed in the afterlife. What did they do to their king when he died?
sacrificed him
threw him off the mountain
mummified him
buried him in the mountainside
