WH2.1A Incan Empire History and Culture VIDEO

What was something important about the Inca Empire before it became really large?

• They utilized iron tools for construction.

• They had a sophisticated written language.

• They built extensive road and canal systems without wheels or horses.

• Their population was less than one million subjects.

According to legend, who created the ancestors of the Inca rulers?

• Ayar Manco

• The Chanka tribe

• The Sun God Inti

• Manco Capac

How did Pachacuti become the ninth Inca ruler?

• He was the designated heir who fled from the Chanka tribe.

• He successfully rallied the city's defenses against the Chanka tribe.

• He inherited the throne directly from his father, Manco Capac.

• He led the initial settlement of the Cuzco Valley in 1200 CE.

What system did the Inca use to record numbers and possibly other information, despite not having a written language?

• Hieroglyphs

• Pictograms

• Quipu

• Cuneiform

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What big event happened right before the Spanish conquered the Inca Empire, making it easier for them to win?

• A massive famine across the empire.

• A civil war between two brothers for the throne.

• The construction of Machu Picchu.

• An invasion by the neighboring Chanka tribe.