Question

Which statement best summarizes the development and expansion of the Inca Empire?(1 point)
Responses

The Inca benefited from the use of advanced weapons, to conquer their neighbors.
The Inca benefited from the use of advanced weapons, to conquer their neighbors.

The Inca conquered a diverse set of ethnic groups across the Andes Mountains.
The Inca conquered a diverse set of ethnic groups across the Andes Mountains.

The Inca developed slowly over thousands of years to create their empire.
The Inca developed slowly over thousands of years to create their empire.

The Inca created new religious and cultural identities to unify their empire.


What does the image show about the extent and operation of the Inca Empire?(1 point)
Responses

The road system only traveled east to west across the Inca Empire, not north to south.
The road system only traveled east to west across the Inca Empire, not north to south.

The Inca Empire extended across the Andes Mountains along the western side of South America.
The Inca Empire extended across the Andes Mountains along the western side of South America.

The borders of modern countries, such as Colombia and Brazil, align with territory conquered by the Inca Empire.
The borders of modern countries, such as Colombia and Brazil, align with territory conquered by the Inca Empire.

The Inca Empire expanded in the Amazon River basin to the Atlantic Ocean.

What Inca city was abandoned before the arrival of the Spanish, leaving its buildings and artifacts intact?(1 point)
Responses

Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu

Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku

Wari
Wari

Cuzco
Cuzco

Which of the best explains one of the ways in which Inca used astronomy to manipulate their environment?(1 point)
Responses

The Inca used astronomy to divide terraced farms in the Andes Mountains.
The Inca used astronomy to divide terraced farms in the Andes Mountains.

The Inca used astronomy to plan the stone structures and plazas of Machu Picchu.
The Inca used astronomy to plan the stone structures and plazas of Machu Picchu.

The Inca used astronomy to enforce mandatory labor requirements.
The Inca used astronomy to enforce mandatory labor requirements.

The Inca used astronomy to help them keep records.

Which statement best summarizes the methods of rule used by the Inca?(1 point)
Responses

The Inca forced conquered peoples into mit’a labor to prove their loyalty to the Sapa Inca, allowing them only to return to their homelands afterward.
The Inca forced conquered peoples into mit ’a labor to prove their loyalty to the Sapa Inca, allowing them only to return to their homelands afterward.

The Inca decentralized power between different suyu, allowing for continued ethnic and religious diversity.
The Inca decentralized power between different suyu , allowing for continued ethnic and religious diversity.

The Inca forcibly changed the language of non-Incan peoples to speak only the Quechua language.
The Inca forcibly changed the language of non-Incan peoples to speak only the Quechua language.

The Inca centralized power in Cuzco and connected it to other regions through extensive roads, allowing for quick communication and the movement of armies.
The Inca centralized power in Cuzco and connected it to other regions through extensive roads, allowing for quick communication and the movement of armies.

Answer 1

1) The Inca conquered a diverse set of ethnic groups across the Andes Mountains.

2) The Inca Empire extended across the Andes Mountains along the western side of South America.

3) Machu Picchu

4) The Inca used astronomy to plan the stone structures and plazas of Machu Picchu.

5) The Inca centralized power in Cuzco and connected it to other regions through extensive roads, allowing for quick communication and the movement of armies.