Inca quiz - Skyndipróf

1. Why were roads and bridges so important to the Incan Empire?

A) They served as examples of the empires wealth.
B) They made it easier for messengers, soldiers, and tradesmen to across large distances.
C) Their construction provided jobs for citizens.
D) They allowed horses to cross the mountains.

2. How did the Incas protect against famine and poor harvests?

A) By raising and slaughtering cattle.
B) By storing water in large stone tanks.
C) By storing surplus food in storehouses along the length of the empire.
D) By performing religious ceremonies.

3. What is the significance of the llama to the Inca?

A) The Incas rode on their backs.
B) They were the Incas main source of food.
C) The Incas worshipped them like gods.
D) The Incas used them to transport goods along the rough mountain terrain.

4. How was the Inca tax system different than ours?

A) The Incas tax system changed frequently; ours is consistent.
B) The Incas had no tax system.
C) The Incas paid taxes in labor; we pay taxes in money.
D) The Incas paid taxes in cloth and grain; we pay taxes with money.

5. What was unique about Incan architecture?

A) The stones were cut so they fit together perfectly.
B) The temples were taller than Egyptian pyramids.
C) Most structures were made of petrified wood.
D) It featured perfectly spherical domes.

6. Which is the meaning of quipu?

A) The language spoken by the Inca.
B) A communication tool used to keep count of population and supplies.
C) A natural resource used to make bridges.
D) A tool used in warfare.

7. Which is the meaning of quechua?

A) A type of llama.
B) The Incan language that was not written.
C) A communication tool used to keep count of population and supplies.
D) The title of a Incan emperor.

8. The mountain range where the Inca made their homes.

A) Amazon
B) Andes
C) Himalayas
D) Kilimanjaro

9. Which of the following is a similarity between how the Inca and Egyptians buried their dead.

A) They scattered their ashes.
B) They built pyramids for them.
C) They mummified them.
D) They placed their bodies in wooden tombs.

10. Which is the meaning of Sapa Inca?

A) The name of their sun god.
B) A place high in the mountains that was undiscovered until 1911.
C) The Incan emperor's title.
D) The language the Inca spoke.

11. Which of the following is a Spanish soldier that caused the demise of the Inca?

A) Sapa Inca
B) conquistador
C) Pachacuti
D) Macchu Picchu

12. A way in which the Inca modified their environment to prevent erosion and contain water to irrigate crops grown on the slope of a mountain.

A) Terrace farming
B) aquaduct farming
C) mechanical farming
D) slope farming

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