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Quiz-Chapter 16 s.4
Quiz-Chapter 16 section 4- The Incas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did the Inca first settle? | in the Valley of Cuzco; modern day Peru |
| What belief is related to Inca rulers? | they were related to the sun god who would bring wealth and power to them |
| Which belief was extremely important to the Incas when it came to making decisions about war or growing crops? | ancestor worship |
| What area did the Inca rule over? | the Andes from modern Ecuador all the way south to Chile and Argentina |
| What was unique about the way the Inca tried to gain control of their empire? | they offered new peoples the chance to join their empire as long as they swore loyalty to the emperor. |
| A small community or clan whose members worked together for the common good. | ayllu |
| The requirement for all Incan subjects to work for the state a certain number of days each year is called | mita |
| An arrangement of knotted strings on a cord used by the Inca to record numerical information is called | quipu |
| Even though the Inca didn't have a written language that we know of, they were all required to speak a common language called | Quechua |
| What type of environment did the Inca live in? | a challenging area where earthquakes,volcanic eruptions, and dry land made it difficult to farm and survive |
| How did the Inca physically adapt to their difficult living environment? | Over time,scientists have found that the Inca developed larger lungs to deal with the difficult altitude and shorter stronger legs to travel long distances. |
| Why was the building of a complex network of roads so important to the Incan empire? | it linked all parts of the empire together and made it easier to get information and trade to each other. |
| What type of religion did the Incas practice? | polytheism |
| Who was the main god that they followed? | the sun god;Inti |
| How would one describe the Incan government? | a theocracy in that they looked at their leader as a living god. |
| Why was the Inca system of government unique? | they felt it was their reponsibility to take care of the sick, disabled, and elderly. |
| Why was the capital city of Cuzco so important? | it was both the administrative and religious center for the empire. |
| How did the Inca Empire control most of their economic activity? | by regulating the production and distribution of goods. |
| Pachacuti was an ambitious Incan ruler.How did he expand the Incan Empire? | through conquests and diplomacy |
| Why do historians compare the Incan government system to a modern welfare state? | because citizens who were expected to work for the state were also taken care of in return. |
| What gods did the Inca worship? | they worshiped a few nature spirits,the sun, the moon, the stars, and thunder. |
| Why did the Incas believe their leader was a god? | they believed that their leader was a descendant of the son god;Inti and therefore the worship of the son god was comparable to the worship of their king. |
| Which son of Huayana Capac won the Incan civil war? | Atahualapa |
| What led to the downfall of the Incan Empire? | their civil war and the Spanish invasion and eventual conquest |
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eric.delaney