What was one way the Incan government unified the empire?

The Inca created an efficient economic system to support the empire and an extensive road system to tie it together. They also imposed a single official language, Quechua, and founded schools to teach Incan ways.

An Inca leader who, with help from his son Topa Inca, extended the Incan Empire through the use of military force and political alliances.

A small self sufficient community of family group whose members worked together for the prosperity.

The requirement that all able-bodied people work for the state for a certain number of days each year.

An arrangement of knotted strings on a cord, used to record numerical information.

What was one of the early traditions set to help unify the early Inca societies?

The belief that the Inca ruler was descended from the sun god, Inti, who would bring prosperity and greatness to the Incan state.

What did the Inca government have control over?

Inca government had almost total control over economic and social life. It controlled most economic activity, regulating the production and distribution of goods.

What was similar between the Romans and the Inca?

Inca were masterful engineers and stonemasons. Although they had no iron tools and did not use the wheel, Inca builders carved and transported huge blocks of stone to build civilizations.

What were some of the ways that the Inca empire declined?

Many physical and human resources funneled into religious activities, enemies could also use roads to move troops, and people struggled to care for themselves with the elimination of the welfare state

How did the Inca empire officially end?

The Spanish arrived in the last days of the Incan civil war, taking advantage of weakness, they would soon divide and conquer the empire.

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Module 13 Lesson 7

Module 13 Lesson 7 - The Inca Create a Mountain Empire

Question	Answer
What was one way the Incan government unified the empire?	The Inca created an efficient economic system to support the empire and an extensive road system to tie it together. They also imposed a single official language, Quechua, and founded schools to teach Incan ways.
Who was Pachacuti?	An Inca leader who, with help from his son Topa Inca, extended the Incan Empire through the use of military force and political alliances.
What was an ayllu?	A small self sufficient community of family group whose members worked together for the prosperity.
What was a mita?	The requirement that all able-bodied people work for the state for a certain number of days each year.
What is a quipu?	An arrangement of knotted strings on a cord, used to record numerical information.
What was one of the early traditions set to help unify the early Inca societies?	The belief that the Inca ruler was descended from the sun god, Inti, who would bring prosperity and greatness to the Incan state.
What did the Inca government have control over?	Inca government had almost total control over economic and social life. It controlled most economic activity, regulating the production and distribution of goods.
What was similar between the Romans and the Inca?	Inca were masterful engineers and stonemasons. Although they had no iron tools and did not use the wheel, Inca builders carved and transported huge blocks of stone to build civilizations.
What were some of the ways that the Inca empire declined?	Many physical and human resources funneled into religious activities, enemies could also use roads to move troops, and people struggled to care for themselves with the elimination of the welfare state
How did the Inca empire officially end?	The Spanish arrived in the last days of the Incan civil war, taking advantage of weakness, they would soon divide and conquer the empire.

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