Inca Facts Capacocha 8 Features Big Ideas Vocabulary

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Question 1 - 10

• The remains of this ancient Incan city were left undisturbed until 1911, when they were rediscovered in Peru.

Answer 1 – 10

• Macchu Pichu

Question 1 - 20

• Name 2 or more of the modern day countries where the Incan Empire existed.

Answer 1 – 20

• Peru, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Columbia

Question 1 - 30

• This is the name for the language spoken by the Incan people

Answer 1 – 30

• Quechua

Question 1 - 40

• Incas made their homes in this mountain range, located in western South America

Answer 1 – 40

• Andes Mountains

Question 1 - 50

• The Incas grew their empire by using these two tactics or abilities.

Answer 1 – 50

• Conquest and achievements

Question 2 - 10

• The Incas periodically performed these to please the gods. They often involved children.

Answer 2 – 10

• Human sacrifice

Question 2 - 20

• This often happened the diets of children chosen for the sacrifices.

Answer 2 – 20

• They were fed rich, high protein foods to fatten them up.

Question 2 - 30

• Scientists have done studies on this part of the mummified children to discover facts about their last days.

Answer 2 – 30

• Their hair

Question 2 - 40

• Children were usually fed these to keep them calm and make them sleep.

Answer 2 – 40

• Fermented wine or corn beer and coca leaves. (Alcohol and drugs)

Question 2 - 50

• These are two reasons Incas may have sacrificed children.

Answer 2 – 50

• To please the gods and to keep the villages from leaving the Inca Empire.

Question 3 - 10

• The head of the Inca government is this man. (Hint: not a specific person)

Answer 3 – 10

• The King/Emperor, or the Inca

Question 3 - 20

• When worshiping their gods, the Incas performed these, mostly using llamas, cloth, and food.

Answer 3 – 20

• sacrifices

Question 3 - 30

• Name two specific jobs found in the Inca Empire.

Answer 3 – 30

• Farmers• Artisans• Warriors• Government workers

Question 3 - 40

• In Inca society, these people were in the lowest or poorest class of people.

Answer 3 – 40

• Farmers, Artisans, and Servants

Question 3 - 50

• Incas kept records using THESE.

Answer 3 – 50

• A quipu

Question 4 - 10

• The Incas built a great empire, but were conquered by THIS group of people in 1537.

Answer 4 – 10

• The Spanish

Question 4 - 20

• THIS group of people developed complex government, religious, medical, and architecture systems in their empire.

Answer 4 – 20

• The Incas

Question 4 - 30

• Name two scientific or architectural achievements of the Incas.

Answer 4 – 30

• Brain surgery• Paved roads• Aqueducts

Question 4 - 40

• The Incas did not have a written language and so kept their stories and traditions alive through THIS.

Answer 4 – 40

• Story telling or oral traditions

Question 4 - 50

• These kept fresh water flowing into the Incan cities and helped maintain the way of life for the Incas.

Answer 4 – 50

• Aqueducts

Question 5 - 10

• This was a set of cords of different colors that would be knotted to keep records in the Inca Civilization.

Answer 5 – 10

• Quipu

Question 5 - 20

• This is a developed group of people with 8 features to identify them.

Answer 5 – 20

• Civilization

Question 5 - 30

• A group of cities, land or people all controlled by one leader or government.

Answer 5 – 30

• Empire

Question 5 - 40

• When an empire gains land and people by persuading different groups to join them, it is referred to as this.

Answer 5 – 40

• Conquest

Question 5 - 50

• This is the name for the sun-god, the most important god in Incan religion.

Answer 5 – 50

• Inti