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WorksheetsGeography Chapter 10 Lesson 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Early Native American societies in the Andes were based primarily on agriculture.
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The Inca were peace loving and cooperated with neighboring groups.
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false
The Spaniards conquered the Inca because they greatly outnumbered the Inca.
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false
Uneven distribution of wealth led to social and political instability in many South American nations after independence.
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false
Both Chile and Argentina have had women as presidents.
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Which statement accurately describes an aspect of Inca civilization?
The Inca were largely hunter-gatherers.
The Inca built an extensive road system for travel.
The Inca carefully preserved their history on handwritten parchments.
The Inca practiced an advanced form of democracy.
Who held the highest positions in the Inca's highly structured society?
engineers and builders
emperor and high priest
artisans and physicians
farmers and laborers
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the empire of the Inca?
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Francisco Pizarro
Capac Yupanqui
Christopher Columbus
For what purpose did the Inca use the device known as the quipu?
counting
cooking
farming
writing
Which generalization about South American governments is most valid?
After gaining independence, most South American countries strongly supported democracy.
A strong middle class has helped most South American nations maintain stable governments over the past century.
By the mid-1900s, Native Americans held leadership positions in most South American nations.
In the first half of the twentieth century, many South American governments were dictatorships.
