South America Geography
What is the largest mountain range in South America?
The Andes Mountains
What kind of religion did the Inca practice?
Polytheism
What language did the Inca speak?
Quechua
What items did the Inca use for currency?
They did not have a type of physical currency?
The Spanish were led by which conquistador?
Francisco Pizzaro
The Pacific Ocean.
Who was sacrificed in the Inca Empire?
Children and teenagers
What made farming possible in the mountainous terrain?
Terraces
Why would Quipu be important to the Inca economy?
It was used for record keeping.
What was the broken promise?
Pizzaro promised to free Atahualpa once the gold and silver ransom was collected but he killed him instead.
Which longest river is located in South America?
The Amazon River
Inca Kings are sacred and therefore they can never do what?
Die
How were messages sent throughout the Inca Empire?
Runners on the Inca Road system.
What kind of economy did the Inca practice?
Command/Control
What 2 things weakened the Inca Empire before the Spanish arrive?
A civil war and smallpox
Which lake is the highest in elevation?
Lake Titicaca
Which god was the Inca's most respected?
Inti, the sun god.
Why is it believed the Inca built Machu Picchu?
A retreat for the Inca King.
What kind of citizens would the Incas NOT have tolerated?
Lazy ones.
What single act caused the Spanish to attack the Inca military.
Atahualpa refused the bible/prayer book.
Which 2 South American countries are territories of European countries.
French Guyana and The Falkland Islands
What has happened to the sacrifices over time?
They have become preserved mummies.
What is the Q’eswachaka?
A suspension bridge.
What is the term the Inca used instead of taxes?
Mita
What 3 things did Spain want to accomplish by conquering the Americas?
Spread Christianity, claim land for Spain and acquire gold/wealth.