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33 Cards in this Set
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What country did the Inca settle in?
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Peru
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Name the physical feature the Inca lived on.
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Andes Mountains, high rugged mountains
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What technique did they use to adapt to their new environment?
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Step-terraces, bridges, stone.
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What was the name of their 'city in the clouds' or forgotten city?
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Machu Pichu
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What was their capital city?
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Cuzco
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What was their most important crop?
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Potatoes
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List three things they did to improve their agricultural technology.
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1. Step-terraces on mountains
2. Irrigation through canals 3. Fertilization, fertilizer |
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The Inca were excellent architects. They used grass and brush to build _________.
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Buildings and bridges.
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Only government officials were allowed to use the ______.
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Roads
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Explain the Columbian Exchange.
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Europeans brought things to the new world, they brought back things to the old world.
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List three things Europeans brought from the new world back to Europe.
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Tomatoes, potatoes, peanuts
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List three things Europeans brought from Europe to the new world.
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Disease, horses, sugarcane
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Did the Inca have a written language?
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No.
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What happened to people who tried to vandalize the bridges?
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They were sentenced to death.
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What was the name of the sun god?
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Inti.
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Who ran the medical system?
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Priests.
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What was something unique the Inca did to relieve pressure from the body?
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Drilled holes in skulls, skull removal.
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What did the Inca believe gold was?
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Inti's sweat.
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What did they do with their dead?
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Mummified them.
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What did the Inca do during royal ceremonies with their ancestors?
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Bring their bodies out to participate.
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Inca had the best _____ in the ancient world and they are still used today.
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Roads.
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Who was the Incan leader?
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Sapa Inca
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What were some perks the Incan leader received? Name at least three.
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His wives ate his hair.
Wives caught his spit. He was carried wherever he travelled. |
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What animal was most important to the Inca?
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The llama.
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List three reasons this animal was so important.
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They could sustain the altitude. They carried things. They were used for meat and wool.
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How was a new Incan leader chosen?
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Nobles selected one of the Sapa Inca's children.
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How were dead rulers remembered?
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Their temple was turned into a shrine.
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List three things the roads were used to transport.
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Messages, food, llamas, people
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Why were the Inca horrified when the Spanish buried their dead in the ground?
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They thought the dead would be crushed by the weight.
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What was customary for the army leader to do of his opponent?
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What did the Inca do with Guinea pigs?
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Ate them
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What did the Inca use to keep records?
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Quipu
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Whatis Charqui?
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Dried llama meat
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