6th Grade Topic 4 Section 2 Review

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What is a quipu?

Back

record-keeping device made of knotted strings

Answer explanation

#7 quipu - record-keeping device made of knotted strings, used by the Incas

Front

How are quipus different from records kept by European and Asian societies at around the same time?

Back

Quipus conveyed information through a pattern of knots on strings.

Answer explanation

#7 quipu - record-keeping device made of knotted strings, used by the Incas

Front

What is precision?

Back

Accuracy

Answer explanation

#12 precision - accuracy

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What is the ayllu?

Back

a group of related families that pooled its resources to meet people’s needs

Answer explanation

#9 ayllu - in Incan society, a group of related families that pooled its resources to meet people’s needs

Front

What was the Incan mita system?

Back

Incan system of payment of taxes with labor

Answer explanation

#10 mita system - Incan system of payment of taxes with labor

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Why was the mita system important to the Incan empire?

Back

It allowed the government to collect taxes in the form of physical labor.

Answer explanation

#10 mita system - Incan system of payment of taxes with labor

Front

What was a negative aspect of the Incan Empire?

Back

little freedom

Front

What were the classes in Incan society? Options: Boys & Girls, Free men & enslaved people, Kings & Queens, Nobles & Commoners

Back

Nobles & Commoners

Answer explanation

#54 - Two classes in Incan society - Nobles & Commoners

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How did the social hierarchy of the Incas work?

Back

ranked people according to their importance.

Answer explanation

#8 hierarchy - system for ranking members of a group according to their importance

Front

What was the role for boys between the ages of 12-18?

Back

herded llamas and alpacas

Answer explanation

#55 Roles for different groups of people in Incan society - Boys 12-18 herded llamas and alpacas