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HISTORY MODULE 18 LESSON 4: THE INCAS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did language affect the rise of the Inca Empire?

a)

It enabled religious thinkers to develop an official religion.

b)

It enabled farm owners to create plans to manage their lands.

c)

It enabled military leaders to send messages to the capital city.

d)

It enabled government officials to communicate with different tribes.

2.

How was it possible to identify lower-class Inca?

a)

by the clothes they wore

b)

by the language they spoke

c)

by the schools they attended

d)

by the religion they practiced

3.

How did roads help to expand the Inca Empire?

a)

by making it easier to move armies

b)

by making it easier to transport goods

c)

by making it easier to send information

d)

by making it easier to maintain holy sites

4.

How did the capture of the Inca king Atahualpa contribute to the fall of the Inca Empire?

a)

It enabled the Spanish to control the Inca capital.

b)

It enabled the Spanish to destroy the Inca economy.

c)

The Spanish killed him, which left the Inca without their leader.

d)

The Spanish disgraced him, which left the Inca without their pride.

5.

Select the best answer choice from the list to complete the sentence correctly.

The Inca used __________________________ to unify their empire.

a)

agriculture

b)

language

c)

religion

d)

trade

6.

What types of jobs were available to lower-class Inca?

Select the three correct answers.

a)

farming

b)

mining

c)

soldiering

d)

teaching

e)

trading

7.

Select the best answer choice from the list to complete the sentence correctly.

Roads helped the Inca to ___________________ .

a)

build cities

b)

trade goods

c)

conquer land

d)

establish mines

8.

Select the best answer choice from the list to complete the sentence correctly.

The Inca tried to win their king’s freedom by giving the Spanish ____________________ .

a)

land

b)

respect

c)

political control

d)

valuable goods

9.

USE THE MAP ON PAGE 641 TO ANSWER THE QUESTION -

ABOUT HOW MANY MILES DID THE INCA EMPIRE STRETCH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH?

a)

1,000 miles

b)

1,400 miles

c)

2,400 miles

d)

3,500 miles

10.

IN THE MID-1400s A RULER NAMED ________________ LED THE INCAS TO EXPAND THEIR TERRITORY. HE GAINED TERRITORY THROUGH AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER TRIBES OR THROUGH CONQUEST.

a)

ATAHUALPA

b)

QUECHUA

c)

PACHACUTI

d)

FRANCISCO PIZARRO

11.

TO UNIFY THEIR EMPIRE, THE INCAS ESTABLISHED AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE, ________________________ . ALL OFFICIAL BUSINESS HAD TO BE DONE IN THAT LANGUAGE.

a)

PACHACUTI

b)

ATAHUALPA

c)

MITA

d)

QUECHUA

12.

Most Incas were farmers. They grew crops such as maize and peanuts in valleys where the climate was warm. In the cooler mountains, they grew potatoes. In the highest mountains, people raised animals such as ____________ for meat and wool.

a)

MITA

b)

CAMELS

c)

LLAMAS

d)

BIRDS

13.

The Inca government also controlled the economy. Instead of paying taxes, Incas had to “pay” their government in labor. This labor tax system was called the ____________ . Under this, the government told each household what work to do.

a)

QUECHUA

b)

MITA

c)

ATAHUALPA

d)

PIZARRO

14.

A civil war began in the Inca Empire around 1530. After the Inca ruler died, his two sons, ___________________ and Huáscar, fought to become the new ruler. He won the war, but fierce fighting had weakened the Inca army.

a)

PIZARRO

b)

ATAHUALPA

c)

CORTES

d)

QUECHUA

15.

On his way to be crowned, Atahualpa got news that a group of Spaniards had come to Peru. They were conquistadors led by ___________________________ . Stories about the Spaniards amazed Atahualpa. After he had heard of the Spaniards’ arrival, Atahualpa agreed to meet him. At that meeting, the Spaniards told Atahualpa to convert to Christianity. When he refused, they attacked. They captured Atahualpa and killed thousands of Inca soldiers.

a)

ATAHUALPA

b)

MITA

c)

PACHACUTI

d)

FRANCISCO PIZARRO