Incas

Much of the land that was once the Inca Empire is in which countries today?

• Peru and Ecuador

• Brazil and Paraguay

• Mexico and Guatemala

• Colombia and Venezuela

How did the Incas manage such a remote empire?

• They had a pony express

• They used pigeons to deliver things

• People could just do whatever in their own area of the empire

• They used the road system and messengers

Where are the Inca located? 

• Sierra Madre Mountains 
• Alps Mountains
• Andes Mountains
• Appalachian Mountains 

The Inca used the Quipus (cord with knots) to:

• decorate their clothes
• count, collect data and keep records 
• use as a belt
• dry their food

What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains? 

• Chinampas
• Irrigation
• Aqueducts
• Terrace Farming

The capital city of the Inca Empire was ____

• Machu Picchu
• Divining
• Cuzco
• Huacas

Why is so little known about the early history of the Incas?

• Aztecs took their books

• There was a bad fire

• They didn't have a system of writing

• Their history books were hidden in Machu Picchu

What did Inca families live in? 

• Stone houses 
• Igloos
• Tepees 
• Huts

What civilization is in green?

• Mexican

• Ican

• Maya

• Aztec

How did the Incas develop such a large empire?

• They bought the land around them

• They made a deal with tribes to either join the Incas and make their lives better or go into battle

• Just stole the land from others

• They just showed up and started building