Q 01/05

Which disease is thought to have swept through the Inca Empire even before the Spanish conquerors arrived?

A) Cholera

B) Smallpox

C) Malaria

D) Leprosy

Answer · why

B) Smallpox

Smallpox likely spread down from Central America ahead of the invaders, killing huge numbers of people and probably the emperor Huayna Capac and his c...

Q 02/05

What did the Incas call their empire, a name meaning 'realm of the four parts'?

A) Qhapaq Nan

B) Tawantinsuyu

C) Vilcabamba

D) Pachamama

Answer · why

B) Tawantinsuyu

The four suyus were Chinchaysuyu, Antisuyu, Qullasuyu and Kuntisuyu.

Q 03/05

Which language did the Incas promote as the official tongue of their empire?

A) Nahuatl

B) Guaraní

C) Quechua

D) Maya

Answer · why

C) Quechua

Quechua was carried by the Incas into areas such as Ecuador, where it is still widely spoken, and millions of people across the Andes speak it today.

Q 04/05

Which of these did the Incas build their empire WITHOUT, according to anthropologist Gordon McEwan?

A) Roads and bridges

B) Terraced agriculture

C) The wheel, iron and writing

D) Domesticated animals

Answer · why

C) The wheel, iron and writing

They also had no draft animals; llamas carried packs but nothing pulled a plough or a cart.

Q 05/05

What is the name of the knotted-string device the Incas used for record keeping?

A) Quipu

B) Ayllu

C) Huaca

D) Kancha

Answer · why

A) Quipu

Quipu cords kept census counts in their knots, but after the Spanish conquest many were sought out and destroyed as suspect records.