Inca Empire Review

According to Inca legend, the Inca civilization began when

• The Moche attacked and conquered the Chimus

• The Nazca drew dessert lines showing the true Inca where to settle

• When the son of Inti arose out of Lake Titicaca a new civilization was birthed.

• When the oracles read the stars and were told where and when the Inca would begin their civilization.

What did men do to pay their mita?

• build bridges

• build roads

• grow crops

• build suspension bridges

How much of what a person produced went to the Sapa Inca?

• 1/10 or 10%

• 1/3 or 33.3%

• 1/2 or 50 %

• 1/5 or 20%

What animal was used as a beast of burden in the Inca Empire?

• cow

• oxen

• horse

• llama

From whom did the Inca learn how to build cities and irrigation systems?

• Nazca

• Chavin

• Moche

• Chimus

• Aztecs

What did the Inca make from grass that helped them to cross raging rivers and canyons?

• roads

• airplanes

• boats

• suspension bridges

What other early American civilization existed at the same time as the Inca?

• The British

• The Olmec

• The Spaniards

• The Aztec

• The Maya

The Inca use human sacrifice

• rarely

• daily

• never

• once a month

What was the language of the Inca which is still spoken today in rural areas of Peru?

• Spanish

• Pidgin

• Quechua

• logograms

The Inca grew two main crops. They grew 20 varieties of ______________ and 200 varieties of ________________.

• tomatoes; potatoes

• pineapples; avocados

• avocados; corn

• corn; grapes

• corn; potatoes