The Incas
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The Incas
Pg. 218
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The Last Native Empire
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The Incan empire was located in
western South America.
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Type answer...
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Type answer...
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Over which
environments did the
Incan Empire extend?
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Map Skills
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Multiple Choice
In which part of South America was the Incan Empire located?
in the south
in the north
in the east
in the west
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Multiple Choice
Which geographic feature greatly affected travel in the Incan Empire?
the Valley of Mexico
the Andes Mountains
the Yucatan Peninsula
the Caribbean Sea
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Children of the Sun
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Cuzco - the capital of
the Incan empire,
where the emperor
lived
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Add Cuzco to your map of Latin
America. Use the map on page
219.
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Open Ended
How did the Incas communicate with different parts of their empire? Write in complete sentences.
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emperor - absolute ruler, in
Incan culture someone
descended from the sun
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Type answer...
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Governing the Empire
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How did local officials
control people’s lives?
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Why did the Incas have
a certain degree of
security under right
government control?
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Open Ended
Why did the Incas have a certain degree of security under tight government control? Write in complete sentences.
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Farming Technology
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What were the main
crops of the Incas?
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irrigation -
watering of dry
land by means of
streams, canals, or
pipes
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Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of irrigation?
to bring water to dry land
to farm on the sides of hills
to keep wet land dry
to move to a new country
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Why were
llamas useful
to the Incas?
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terraces - raised,
level fields similar
to steps that
provided more flat
land for farming in a
rugged area
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Multiple Choice
Why did the Incas use terracing?
to bring water to dry land
to make it easier to climb mountains
as a form of transportation for their runners
so that they could farm on the sides of hills
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The Incan Specialists
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Machu Picchu (add
to map) - city high
in the Andes, and
incredible
engineering feat of
the Incas
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Why are the Incas admired as
master builders?
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Which specialized jobs did the Incas have at
the height of their civilization?
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A Dramatic Change
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In 1526, the war resulting from a
conflict between a dead emperor’s
two sons left the Incan empire greatly
weakened.
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Diagram Skills (pg. 220)
Some text here about the topic of discussion.
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Type answer...
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Multiple Choice
How did the use of terraces help the Incas to raise plentiful crops in a cry climate?
They allowed them to travel among the fields.
They were a system build to allow water to reach dry land.
The terraces helped to catch and hold rainfall.
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In which part of
South America was
the Incan Empire
located?
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Why did the Incas
build an extensive
network of roads?
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How did the Incas
adapt their farming
techniques to their
environment?
The Incas
Pg. 218
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