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Leaders
The Empire
Accomplishments
Miscellaneous
100
What is a quipu?
A rope with various lengths and colors of cords.
100
Who conquered the Incas?
Francisco Pizarro
100
When did the Incan civilization show up?
1200 A.D.
100
What was the biggest accomplishment of the Inca?
The Incan Road
100
The Incan are located on what mountain range?
The Andes Mountains
200
Define Cuzco.
The capital city of the Incan Empire.
200
Which leader made the stones rise up and become soldiers to fight?
Pachacuti
200
How did the Incas grow their empire?
By forming alliances
200
What was the Incan way to keep records?
By using a quipu
200
How did the Incan people pay taxes
With land and services
300
Define Machu Picchu.
A former mountaintop religious site of the Incas
300
Which leader fled to Cuzco because he was scared to fight?
Inca Viracocha
300
What two men take the credit for growing the Empire?
Pachacuti and Topa Inca
300
What accomplishment was Pachacuti known for?
Being a great builder
300
Who was at the top of the chain of command?
The ministers of the empire
400
Francisco Pizarro was from what country?
Spain
400
Who became emperor in 1471?
Topa Inca
400
How did they communicate throughout the empire?
Runners would carry messages from city to city
400
What accomplishment is still around because you "can't even stick a knife blade in it"?
Stonework/Buildings
400
How did they polish their stones?
By using wet sand
500
Who's origin story says that he came from Lake Titicaca?
Manco Capac
500
List the 4 leaders of the Incan Empire in order from first to last.
Manco Capac, Inca Viracocha, Pachacuti and Topa Inca
500
Why was their government system effective?
The original rulers were allowed to continue to lead and had no reason to revolt against the empire.
500
How was the Incan Empire unique from the Aztec Empire?
The Inca's had many groups of people.
500
Name 3 different landforms that the Incas built roads on.
deserts, rainforests, plateaus and mountains.