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Terraces
what is, step-like structures carved into mountains for planting crops.
Do Inca commoners children get to choose their careers?
What is, NO they do not get to choose their careers.
Do the Incas believe in more than one god? (true or false)
What is, true.
Were elites or commoners farmers?
What is, commoners.
What was the time period of the Inca reign
1200 CE- 1532
What land form was the Inca road system in?
What is, in the Andes mountains.
Do commoners go to school?
What is, yes.
What three things could a huacas be made out of? (huacas are a sacred place or thing)
What is, a man made object in natural feature, or the body of a dead emperor.
What were the Incas three main crops?
What is, corn, quinoa, and potatoes
Name the three geographical regions of the Inca Civilization?
What is, deserts, mountains, and jungle.
How long was the Inca roads system?
What is, 2,000 miles.
How old are Inca women when they get married?
What is, they are 12-16 years old.
What is mummified?
What is, embalming dead people in cloth.
What did the mountains provide for the Incas
What is, a range of temperatures for growing crops.
Is there anyone hungry or homeless in the Inca civilization?
What is, NO.
How did the Incas preserve food?
What is, in the snow.
What is an ayllu?
What is, family of ten to twenty people, more than family living together.
What is the biggest god in the Inca civilization?
What is, the sun god Inti.
What tools did the Incas use?
What is, hand tools suited to the hilly terrain.
Who is the Sapa Inca?
What is, the absolute ruler of the Inca, believed to be the son of Inti.
How did the Incas water their crops?
What is, they use melted snow and rain fall in channels that they dug into the ground, called Irrigation canals.
What three taxes did farmers have to pay?
What is, government tax, priest tax, and the last part was given to the people in the ayllus.
The heavens are split into 1/2, (True or false?)
What is, FALSE (1/4)
In what city did they build aqueducts?
What is, Cuzco, Peru
What two things caused the downfall of the Inca civilization?
What is, small pox weakened the community and Francisco Pizarro killed their leader and then everyone else.