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U7 Nazca, Moche, Inca - Period 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

circular tent made by stretching buffalo skins

over wooden poles

a)

Moche

b)

tepee

c)

longhouse

d)

quipu

2.

group of related families

a)

clan

b)

tribe

c)

village

d)

town

3.

civilization that appeared around a.d. 300

near the Pacific coast

a)

quipu

b)

Moche

c)

Pachacuti

d)

Machu Picchu

4.

Iroquois house built of wooden poles,

covered with bark, and housing a dozen

families

a)

tepees

b)

longhouse

c)

duplex

d)

lodge

5.

city built above the Urubamba River on a

high hilltop surrounded by mountain peaks

a)

Valley of Mexico

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

Pachacuti

d)

Moche

6.

What led to a prosperous culture in the Mississippi River valley in a.d. 700?

a)

end of inter-tribal warfare

b)

development of longhouse

c)

start of mound building

d)

shift to full-time farming

7.

Which people preserved, especially in pottery, the Chavin culture?

a)

Nazca

b)

Toltec

c)

Maya

d)

Aztec

8.

The greatest political power in the Inca Empire was the

a)

governor of each imperial quarter.

b)

emperor, who claimed to be divine.

c)

nobility from the provinces near Cuzco.

d)

leader of the labor service in Cuzco.

9.

Which of the following best describes the Inca agricultural system?

a)

pepper and rice farms that were far away from farmers’ huts

b)

small but highly complex farms that grew vanilla and sugarcane

c)

high altitude, terraced farms with precise irrigation systems

d)

urban farms managed by women and children of noble birth

10.

Why did Inca wise men turn historical events into spoken stories?

a)

The Inca prized poetry and music.

b)

The Inca lacked a system of writing.

c)

Storytelling was considered sacred.

d)

Written historical records were forbidden