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Inca Empire Mini Quiz

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Question 1

Where is the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu located?

Emperor Pachacuti commissioned Machu Picchu around 1450 as a royal estate high in the Andes.

Question 2

Why did the Inca build stone terraces on steep mountain slopes?

Terraces turned erosion-prone slopes into farmland for maize, potatoes, and other Andean crops.

Question 3

How did the Inca deliver messages across their vast Andean road network?

Trained chasqui runners relayed messages between roadside post houses that dotted the empire's highways.

Question 4

How did the Inca record numbers and accounts without a written language?

Quipus encoded data in knots and colored strings, tracking crops, animals, and people across the empire.