Geography
The Inca Empire was located in this mountain range in South America.
What are the Andes?
The Inca had no written language, so they used these knotted, colorful strings to keep records.
What are Quipus?
The Inca worshipped this Sun God as their most important deity.
Who is Inti?
The Inca built strong stone buildings without using this, which holds bricks together.
What is mortar?
This Spanish explorer led the conquest of the Inca Empire.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
This is the capital city of the Inca Empire.
What is Cusco?
The official language spoken by the Inca, which is still used today.
What is Quechua?
This title was given to the Inca Emperor, who was believed to be the son of the Sun God.
What is the Sapa Inca?
The Inca were the first to cultivate this root vegetable, which is still a major food today.
What is the potato?
This was the last true Sapa Inca (ruler) who was captured by the Spanish.
Who is Atahualpa?
This famous "lost city" is a mountain retreat built by the Inca.
What is Machu Piccu?
These relay runners ran along the roads to deliver messages across the empire.
What are chasquis?
This is the name of the Incan Earth Mother goddess.
What is Pachamama?
To make food last for years, the Inca did this to their food, creating chuño.
What is freeze-drying?
The Spanish brought this disease that severely weakened the Inca population.
What is smallpox?
To farm on steep mountainsides, the Inca built these step-like structures.
What are terraces?
The special trained officials who could read the knotted strings.
What are Quipucamayocs?
The Incas believed in life after death and did this to their important leaders.
What is mummification?
The Inca were famous for their high-quality weaving made from alpaca or this finer wool.
What is vicuña?
The Inca offered to fill a room with these two precious metals to set their leader free.
What are gold and silver?
Because they lived high up, the Incas often traveled on foot or used this pack animal.
What is a llama?
To cross deep gorges, the Inca used bridges made from this material.
What is grass (or woven ichu grass)?
The Inca built this city, which was considered the "navel" or center of the world.
What is Cusco?
This was the name of the vast road network that connected the four quarters of the empire.
What is the Qhapaq Ñan?
This word means "Land of the Four Quarters," which is what the Inca called their empire.
What is Tawantinsuyu?