Politics & Economics
Did they have jails?
What continent did the Incas live on?
South America
What were totem poles for?
Worshiping.
What were there houses made out of?
Stone and adobe
Who took over the Inca?
The Spanish
What was the emperor/king's Inca name?
(You need to spell it right!)
The "Sapa Inca"
What was the climate like?
Dry and temperate.
What kinds of dances were practiced?
Religious.
Who built the houses?
What happened when the Spanish arrived?
War
How did their labor tax work?
People between the age of 16 and 60 had to join the army for an amount of time, or other things, like building roads.
What foods did they eat?
(Name 3)
Potatoes, peppers, and some meats like deer.
Who performed most dances?
Priests.
What did they make tools out of?
Copper and bronze
Why did the Spanish go to South America?
To search for new land for farming and more space
What was a Quipu? What did they use them for?
A form of writing using knots and string to collect data such as taxes.
What animals did they hunt?
Camelid, duck, guinea-pig, deer and the viscacha rodent.
What rituals were mostly sacred dances?
Rituals to the sun (Inti) and moon gods
What did people wear to keep warm during the winter?
Capes
What happened when the Spanish won?
The Inca were enslaved
How did their road system work?
They had two big roads going north to south across the whole empire with smaller east to west roads connecting them.
What did they use terracing and irrigation for?
Farming/growing food on the hills and mountain sides.
Random easy question!!! What common food were they the first to grow?
POTATOES!!!
What did Inca men wear?
Long, sleeveless shirts or tunics.
Who led the Spanish on their expedition?
A general