7.3 Review

What geographic feature dominated the territory of the Inca Empire?

• Amazon Rainforest

• Andes Mountains

• Great Plains

• Sahara Desert

How did the Incas farm in mountainous terrain?

• They planted crops in natural valleys

• They used imported soil from the coast

• They built terraces into the mountainsides

• They cleared entire forests for flat land

What was the purpose of the Inca mit’a system?

• It was a trade agreement with other empires

• It was a tax paid in gold

• It was a labor tax where people worked on public projects in exchange for basic necessities

• It was a form of worship to Inti

What system did the Inca use to record numbers and data without a written language?

• Hieroglyphs

• Quipus

• Stelae

• Cuneiform

What was the title of the Inca ruler who was believed to be descended from the sun god?

• Tlatoani

• Huey Inca

• Pachamama

• Sapa Inca

What major infrastructure achievement helped unite the Inca Empire across its vast terrain?

• Hanging gardens

• Silk Road extensions

• Qhapaq Ñan (road system)

• Canals and aqueducts from Rome

What strategy did the Inca use to reduce resistance and spread their culture after conquering new areas?

• Replacing all local leaders with soldiers

• Forcing people to move to new parts of the empire (mitma)

• Destroying all temples and buildings

• Imposing heavy taxes on farmers

What caused major instability in the Inca Empire just before the Spanish arrived?

• A long drought

• A civil war between royal brothers

• A slave uprising in Cuzco

• Rebellion by the Maya

Which Spanish conquistador led the conquest of the Inca Empire?

• Hernán Cortés

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Francisco Pizarro

• Vasco da Gama