Engineering and Agriculture
Architecture
Art, Clothing, and Medicine, Oh My!
Written and Spoken language
Downfall
100
About how many miles did the highways and roads they created stretch?
14,000-15,000 miles
100
Tunnels were built through _____ and bridges across ______.
Hills Rivers
100
What did the quality of design of your clothes show about you?
It displayed your status.
100
What was the language of the Inca empire?
Quecha
100
How did the Spanish conquistadors arrive in Inca?
Through boats
200
Did the system of roads cover the length and width of the empire?
Yes, across the vast empire
200
True/False: All crops were on the same elevation.
False
200
What was jewelry and figurines made out of?
Precious metals
200
True or False: People still speak Quecha today
True: 10 million people in South America
200
What year did they arrive in?
1532
300
For agriculture, they built step-like ________ for the crops.
Terraces
300
To build tunnels, they used how many rope cables that hwere anchored at stone towers
Two
300
True/False: Incas were one of the first civilizations to complete a blood transfusion.
True
300
True or false: the Incan people had a written language
False
300
The Inca emperor Atahualpa was kidnapped for ransom. About how much money was paid in gold?
$50 million
400
Where did the Incans improve drainage systems?
In fields
400
Two cables made up the _____.
Rzils
400
What are three types of instruments the Inca civilization played?
Flute, seashell horn, rattle, drum, and panpipe
400
What were quipus also used for?
Memory aids in sending messages and recording information
400
What did the Spaniards do to the emperor instead of returning him to his empire?
They strangled him and took the money.
500
What irrigation technique was used that started at the top of the terrace?
Canal
500
What is one type of structure meant for daily life of people?
Forts, Palaces, and Temples
500
What is trephination?
It is a type of surgery that involves penetrating the skull to remove bone fragments pressing against the brain. Many have survived the operation.
500
What is a quipu?
It is a cord with knotted strings of various lengths tied to it. Used for counting purposes
500
Why did the Spanish conquistadors come for the Inca empire?
They heard of a new empire that held a lot more riches than any other new empire.
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