WorksheetsUnit 4 Chapter 1—The Inca Empire
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which mountain range ran through the middle of the Inca Empire?
a)
a) Atlas
b)
b) Andes
c)
c) Rockies
d)
d) Himalayas
2.
Who was the Sapa Inca? Select the two correct answers
a)
a) the Inca high priest in charge of sacrifices
b)
b) the most powerful clan of the Inca
c)
c) the son of Inti, the Inca sun god
d)
d) the emperor of the Inca Empire
e)
e) the wife of the Inca emperor
3.
He-Who-Sees-Everything was both ____________and ______________. Select the two correct answers.
a)
a) a priest
b)
b) a tax collector
c)
c) the Sapa Inca
d)
d) a matchmaker
e)
e) the main Inca god
4.
How were the Inca able to farm on mountainsides?
a)
a) They used alpacas to plow for them.
b)
b) They planted crops with long roots.
c)
c) They cut terraces into the land.
d)
d) They built the Royal Road
5.
Which phrases best explain how roads and routes supported the Inca Empire? Select the two correct answers
a)
a) by protecting communities from disasters caused by humans and nature
b)
b) by allowing for easy movement of armies and merchants
c)
c) by establishing direct pathways for travel to other continents
d)
d) by guarding cities from invasion by surrounding groups
e)
e) by helping government officials send messages
6.
Which phrases describe the most likely purposes of the object above? Select the two correct answers.
a)
a) to record payment of tribute
b)
b) to predict the weather
c)
c) to track the movements of warriors in combat
d)
d) to record the numbers of goods traded
e)
e) to negotiate with other civilizations
7.
Along which body of water was the Inca Empire located?
a)
a) Amazon River
b)
b) Atlantic Ocean
c)
c) Caribbean Sea
d)
d) Pacific Ocean
8.
Which geographical features of the Inca Empire are shown on the map ?
a)
a) coastlines and mountains
b)
b) plateaus and deserts
c)
c) rivers and swamps
d)
d) valleys and deserts
9.
Which of these animals is pictured and played a central role in the life and culture of the Inca?
a)
a) camel
b)
b) llama
c)
c) horse
d)
d) eagle
10.
How was this animal used by the Inca?
a)
a) It was worshipped as a divine being.
b)
b) It was relied on for working the land used for crops.
c)
c) It was used to transport goods and for clothing and food.
d)
d) It was responsible for identifying the location of the Inca Empire.
11.
A flat piece of land carved out of the side of a mountain or hill _____________________.
a)
terrain
b)
terrace
c)
plateau
d)
mortar
12.
A large area of high, flat ground _________________
a)
plateau
b)
terrace
c)
mortar
d)
terrain
13.
The ruler of an empire
a)
emperor
b)
official
c)
engineer,
d)
infrastructure
14.
A chair attached to two beams and carried on the shoulders of several people
a)
official
b)
litter
c)
census
d)
engineer
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