Location
Continent where Inca Empire was located
South America
Leader of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
Francisco Pizarro
Inca Recording device used to keep track of supplies and population. Carried by chasquis and read by government officials.
quipu
Language spoken by the Incan Conquerors
Spanish
Large bird very common in the Inca Empire with a wing span of 10-12 feet
Andean Condor
Country where Machu Picchu is located
Peru
Last Inca Emperor
Atahualpa
Made out of ichu grass and used cross rivers and keep the Inca Empire connected.
Suspension Bridges
Language of the Inca
Quechua
Pet in the USA, small animal used for food in the Inca Empire
Guinea Pig
Longest mountain range in the world. Mountain range where the Inca built their empire
Andes
Lowest social class in the inca empire
farmers
A technique where parts of the mountain were cut out in order to create level tiers of flat farm land.
terrace farming
How did Inca people purchase supplies?
Barter / trade for them
Which two animals would NOT be found in the Inca Empire? (Llama, alpaca, goat, chicken, Andean Bear, Puma)
goats, chickens
Advantage to Inca Empire location
Hidden, high ground, easier to defend, hard for invaders to get to
Name for the Inca King
Sapa Inca
Approximately 2,500 miles long, made out of large stones. Used by chasquis to carry messages from one village to another.
Royal Road
Official language of Chile and Argentina today
Spanish
Animal in the inca empire whose wool is the most expensive. (This animal is also the national animal of Peru and appears on the Peruvian coat of arms)
Vicuna
Capital of the Inca Empire
Cusco
Name the Inca had for their sun god
Inti
Choose the invention that was not Incan:
freeze drying food wagon and wheel
suspension bridges aqueducts / irrigation systems
wagon and wheel
Also called "Runa simi" which means "language of the people"
Quechua
Common name for the Patagona gigas. This bird is twice as big as its North American version
Giant Hummingbird