Mesoamerica: The Inca

Inca government

Shared food and resources among its people so no one needed a market or trade. Everything was given out by this

Polytheistic

The Inca had an official religion, which was...

The Inca

The Quipu accounting system allowed which empire to keep track of debts?

Modern Weapons

The primary tools that allowed the Spanish to conquer the Inca were horses and ____________.

Took their ruler captive and held him for ransom

The surrender of the Inca to the Spanish was quickened when the Spanish did which of the following?

Terrace Farming

What system of agriculture, used by the Incas, increased the availability of fertile land and reduced land erosion by creating step like levels on the side of the Andes Mountains?

The Andes Mountains

Where was the center of the Incan empire located?

Smallpox

Which disease, brought to the Western Hemisphere by Spanish explorers, killed many people within the Inca Empire?

The Inca

Which empire created 14,000 miles of paved road between Cuzco, the capital, and the outer reaches of its territory?

Potatoes

Which major crop was important to the Incas?

Conquest by Spanish soldiers

Which reason best describes the collapse of the Inca Empire in the 1500's?

Inca leaders were forced to submit to Spanish authority

Which statement explains an effect of European colonization on the Inca Empire?

The population of the Inca declined

How did Spanish expansion affect the Incan civilization in Peru?

Terrace Farming

In more mountainous regions of their empire where farming was difficult, the Inca used which method to grow crops?

Peru

In which present-day country did the Inca civilization flourish?