Name: Jasmine Faith D.

Year and Section: BS BIO 1 AA

Self-Assessment # 7
1. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Inca Empire?

I. The capital city of the Inca Empire was Machu Picchu.

II. Inca civilization was established in the valley of Cuzco.
III. Incan lived in the mountains of Andes.
IV. The Inca civilization was founded by Manco Capac, the first Sapa Inca.

(A) I and III only

(B) II and III only
(C) I, II and IV only
(D) II, III and IV only.

2. Which statement(s) is/are true of the Inca road system?

(A) All Inca could use the roads for
trading goods.
(B) Inca roads linked settlements to administrative centers.
(C) One of the main purposes of the road system was communication.
(D) To access the roads, all travelers had to pay a toll.

3. All of the following are achievements of the Incas EXCEPT _____.

(A) built temples
(B) writing system
(C) road system
(D) farmed many different crops

4. What important technology did the Inca not develop?

(A) Iron
(B) Writing
(C) Wheels
(D) All of these

5. Inca architecture is noted for its ___

(A) precise jigsaw-like stone masonry.
(B) use of the vaulted arch.
(C) incorporation of iron.
(D) unprecedented size.

6. The Inca has ______ for meat and wool and for transporting goods and people across the
mountains.
(A) horses
(B) camel
(C) sheep
(D) alpaca and llamas

7. What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains?
(A) Three Sisters Method
(B) Slash and Burn
(C) Terrace Farming
(D) All of these

8. Which is true about Inca stonework?

(A) None of it remains today
(B) Wheels were used to
build it
(C) Bricks were made out of mud
(D) No mortar was used

9. Why are the Inca remembered as fine stoneworkers?

(A) They were the first to use cement.
(B) They built new buildings from scratch.
(C) They cut stones into standard shapes.
(D) cut stones to fit so tightly together they did not need cement

10.Which of the following was not a reason the Inca built an advanced network of roads?
(A) For communication
(B) For commoners to travel
(C) For the transport of goods
(D) For moving army troops

11. What was the mita?

(A) The queen of the Inca Empire.
(B) The leader of the tax inspectors.
(C) A province made up of a tribe that had been conquered by the Inca Empire.
(D) A labor tax where each man had to work some for the government each year.

12.Which of the following is one of the most important medical advances developed by the
Inca?
(A) The development of antiseptics and anesthetics for surgery.
(B) The creation of penicillin.
(C) The invention of primitive splints to set fractures.
(D) The use of herbs to battle hormonal imbalances.

13.Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

(A) The Inca had mailmen that were runners that had to run and had no weapons for safety.
(B) The Incas sacrificed llama, clothes and food instead of humans.
(C) Most of the Inca Empire was found in Peru in the modern day.
(D) Quechua is the writing language of Inca.

14.Why were roads and bridges so important to the Inca empire?

(A) They made it easier for messengers, soldiers, and tradesmen to move across large areas.
(B) They served as examples of the empire's wealth, inspiring awe in newly conquered people.
(C) Their construction provided important jobs for the empire's citizens.
(D) They allowed horses to easily cross the Andes Mountains for the first time.

15.Which of the following statements about Inca is correct?

(A) The Incas believed in a single god, Inti, the sun god.
(B) The Incas established a system of relay messengers to convey important information throughout the empire.
(C) Originally, the Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro only wanted to convert the Incas to Christianity.
(D) Hiram Bingham discovered the ancient city of Machu Picchu in 1912.