The Incredible Inca

The Inca were polytheistic. This means what?

• They mummified their dead.

• They believed in more than one god.

• They believed in one god.

• They believed they were gods.

Which god was the most important to the Inca?

• Inti, the sun god

• Inti, the moon god

• Mama Quilla, the moon goddess

What was a huaca?

• a scared place or object

• a sacred holiday

• a sacred ritual

• a way to be buried

Who ruled the Inca people?

• Sapa Inca

• a king

• the gods

The empire was divided into how many quarters?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

What were Inca family units called?

• Ayllus

• families

• Sapa Inca

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) 1st Tax

,

(b) 2nd Tax

• a labor tax

• have to spend part of the year working for the government

• men of working age

• 1 part was for the government

• 1 part was for the priests

• 1 part was for the ayllus to keep

• on crops the allyus produced

Carved into the sides of mountains to create flat land for growing crops.

• terraces

• figures

• slash-and-burn

Most Inca commoners were_______.

• farmers

• rulers

• priests

Select all the Inca's main crops.

• corn

• quinoa

• potatoes

• wheat