Inca quiz

The Inca Empire was located in what region?

• Carribean

• Amazon

• The Pampas

• Andes

Answer explanation

The Inca made their home along the Andes Mountain Range

The most important deity to the Inca was?

• Manco Cápac - Founder of the Inca

• Inti - the Sun God

• Urquchillay - Llama god of herders

• Coca Mama - God of the coca leaf

Answer explanation

Inti the Sun God was the most important, said to have taught civilisation to the Inca.

The Inca Empire was approximately what century?

• 15th to 16th

• 16th to 17th

• 1st to 2nd

• 18th to 21st

Answer explanation

People lived before and after this period but the empire was active and independent during this time.

The empire was centered around what area?

• Cajarmaca

• Machu Picchu

• Cuzco

• Lake Titicaca

Answer explanation

The empire started in Cusco and the Golden Temple (Koricancha) dedicated to Inti was located there. Shrines tended to be there, and roads all lead to and from there.

Which civilisation preceded the Inca in their area?

• The Romans

• Egyptians

• The Wari

• Spanish

Answer explanation

This could have also been the Tiwanaku but we did not cover them.

The terraces of the Inca are recognised for demonstrating...?

• They were able to adapt the lessons of the Wari

• The Inca were good at digging

• The Inca liked using slopes for endurance training

• The Inca adjusted their environment to suit them

Answer explanation

The Inca certainly learned from the Wari in terms of Canals but their use of sloped terraces to artificially create different agricultural zones was next level.

In the documentary, what did they do to the religions of the people they conquered?

• Wiped out enemy religions

• Had a dance off to demonstrate superiority

• Asked the Gods to demonstrate which were stronger

• Integrated deities into their own pantheon

Answer explanation

The Inca would integrate religions into their own, Pachamana the Earth Goddess is one example where they adopted her to be the Moon deity and chief over female Gods.

Disney did a movie with an Inca theme, what was it?

• The Emperor's new Shoes

• The Road to El Dorado

• Emperor's New Groove

• Dora and the Lost City of Gold

Answer explanation

Not a very informative film though.