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Inca Empire: Engineering, Communication, Expansion & Legacy

Discover the vast Inca Empire spanning Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, and beyond. Dive into their advanced engineering feats like the Royal Road and Hanging Bridges. Explore their unique communication through Quipu and messenger systems. Learn about their expansion strategies and ultimate downfall at the hands of Spanish explorers. Unravel the mystique of Machu Picchu and the legacy of the Inca civilization. Enjoy a series of interactive test questions to solidify your knowledge of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations.

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Inca Empire: Engineering, Communication, Expansion & Legacy

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  1. The Incas

  2. The Incas were one of the largest empires in the Americas from 1200’s to the 1500’s.

  3. The territory of the Incan Empire stretched for more than ______ miles along the western coast of South America. 2,000

  4. Peru The Inca Empire controlled most of ________ and parts of ___________, _____________, ___________, _____________, & _____________. Colombia Ecuador Bolivia Chile Argentina

  5. The Inca Empire existed throughout the __________ Mountains. Andes

  6. Sapa Inca King of the Inca Empire: The Incas believed that the Sapa Inca was the living son of Inti, the sun god.

  7. Inca families raised crops for themselves, and for the _____ ______. Sapa Inca

  8. Men had to donate time by: working on construction projects building roads serving in the military

  9. How did the Inca Empire ensure that no one went hungry? Sapa Inca & the priests stored _______ in warehouses and distributed the food and other goods to those who were too ______ or too ______ to work. goods old sick

  10. He-Who-Sees-Everything: Government official who is responsible for ___________ Inca villages and making them ______ their fair share of ______. *He was also a “_____________.” visiting pay taxes matchmaker

  11. Major crops of the Incas: squash peanuts tomatoes cotton potatoes corn

  12. Inca Engineering The impressive Incan roads enabled people to do the following things: *government officials could __________ around the ____________ *people could ____________ goods *army could _______ quickly to outlying __________ to _______ the emperor’s rule. travel empire trade travel territories enforce

  13. The Inca’s main road was called: *Stretched for more than ________ miles, from the ____________ end of the empire to the _____________. The Royal Road 2,000 northern southern

  14. The Royal Road provided many different things for its travelers: -trees gave ___________, -a ________ provided water -roadside ___________ allowed travelers to buy ________. shade canal storehouses food

  15. Inca __________ fitted the paving stones together like pieces of a _____________ puzzle. engineers jigsaw Everything was done by ________. hand

  16. east west At every valley, _________-_________ roads crossed the ______ ________. Royal Road Royal Road The ______ ______ was like the spine, and the secondary roads were like the _______ that branch out from the ______. nerves spine

  17. roads This network of _______ held the _________ ________ together. Inca Empire

  18. suspension A hanging ___________ bridge built over the _____________ River in ___________ is one of the greatest achievements of the Inca ___________. It was in service from ______ to _______. Apurímac Peru engineers 1350 1890

  19. Inca Communication The Incas had no ________ language. written

  20. counting Quipu: A device for ________________ and ________-___________ record keeping government A quipu was used by ____________ officials to keep track of how many _____________ were headed for a _____________ or how much ___________ was stored in a ___________. warriors village corn / food warehouse

  21. messengers The Incas used trained ______________ to _________ short distances at ________ speeds to carry __________ throughout the ___________. run great news empire 150 1 A message could travel _____ miles in ___ day!

  22. Machu Picchu ________ _______ is a mountain fortress located in present-day Peru. It sits between two _________ of the ___________. It was a ______ spot for the Inca _______ peaks Andes emperors vacation

  23. Expanding the Incan Empire Although the Incas did perform human _____________ for __________ purposes, the Incas focused on making the _________ people become ___________ Inca citizens. sacrifices religious conquered loyal

  24. The Inca were eventually conquered by Spanish explorer, _______________. Francisco Pizarro

  25. The Aztec were eventually conquered by Spanish explorer, _______________. Hernán Cortés

  26. Test Questions??? Review Game tomorrow!

  27. On desk: Planner Pencil S.S. Binder Study Guides Textbook Map QUIZ will be returned! View Machu Picchu on Google Earth! Review Game today! Test Questions???

  28. Maya, Aztec, Inca TEST Day #1: Essay Question & Matching On desk: *Pencil *Silent Reading book

  29. Maya, Aztec, Inca TEST Day #2: Multiple Choice & Fill-in-the-Blank On desk: *Pencil *Silent Reading book *You MIGHT have homework time at the VERY END

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