MOUNTAIN COUNTRIES QUIZ 2
TITICACA
Highest navigable lake in the world
CASTES
Hindus are born into a group or __________ and cannot get out of it in this life
QUIPU
Incas used knotted ropes called __________ to keep record
SHERPAS
Nepali people famous as mountain guides
GURKHAS
Nepali people famous as soldiers
ANDES
South American mountains
LIMA
What is the capital of Peru?
BUDDHISM
along with Hinduism, what was the other main religion of India?
INDIA
called a subcontinent
URALS
mountains between Europe & Asia
APPALACHIAN
mountains of North America
EVEREST
tallest mountain on Earth
KATMANDU
what is the capital of Nepal
YAK
what is the most important mountain animal for the people of Nepal
LLAMA
what is the most important mountain animal for the people of Peru
CUZCO
what was the capital of the Inca Empire?
HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS
where is Nepal located
FRANCISCO PIZARRO
who conquered the Inca Empire for Spain?
THEY WANTED GOLD & SILVER
why did the Spanish want to conquer the Incas?
