Deck 14: Andean South America and the Inka Empire

Question 1

Who is generally considered the first king of the Inka Empire?

A) Viracocha
B) Xibalba
C) Hun Hunapu
D) Pachakuti

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Chavín de Huántar's Lánzon Gallery featured a pillar depicting _________________.

A) the fanged deity
B) Quetzalcoatl
C) a mummy
D) the goddess Kali

Answer 2

A

Question 3

________________ is the approximate beginning of the Late Preceramic period.

A) 10,000 cal BC
B) 7600 cal BC
C) 3300 cal BC
D) AD 221

Answer 3

C

Question 4

__________________ was a Valdiva period site in coastal Ecuador.

A) Real Alto
B) Mesa Verde
C) Tikal
D) Sima de los Huesos

Question 5

_________________ are a globally significant crop first domesticated in South America.

A) Potatoes
B) Bananas
C) Sunflowers
D) Carrots

Question 6

The Andes mountain range runs along the ___________ coast of South America.

A) east
B) Amazon
C) west
D) south

Question 7

The _________________ was the most powerful and widespread empire in South America.

A) Aztec
B) Inka
C) Chimú
D) Tiwanaku

Question 8

_________________ was the capital of the mighty Chimú Empire.

A) Thebes
B) Cuzco
C) Harappa
D) Chan Chan

Question 9

The Kotosh Religious Tradition is named after the ________________site.

A) Cerro Sechin
B) Kotosh
C) Casma Valley
D) El Paraíso

Question 10

Chavín art depicts many fierce tropical predators like ____________________.

A) jaguars, alligators, and rhinos
B) jaguars, leopards, and sharks
C) jaguars, crocodiles, and snakes
D) jaguars, jackrabbits, and llamas

Question 11

The Chavín Horizon dates to _______________.

A) 1350 cal BC
B) 500 cal B-AD 700
C) 900-200 cal BC
D) AD 1200

Question 12

Chica was a beer made from _______________.

A) maize
B) barley and hops
C) cacao and chilies
D) oats and maize

Question 13

Which of these would most likely be served at an Andean feast?

A) Sea bass
B) Zebu cattle meat
C) Camelid meat
D) Peacock

Question 14

The term huacas means _______________________.

A) mudbrick pyramids
B) adobe terraced platforms
C) granite pools
D) cotton textiles

Question 15

Chan Chan featured palace compounds called ________________.

A) chullpas
B) ciudadelas
C) Spondylus
D) huevos

Question 16

The Inkas spoke a variety of ____________________.

A) Quinoa
B) Quercus
C) Portuguese
D) Quechua

Question 17

Inka prince Atawallpa first encountered Pizarro in _______________.

A) AD 1532
B) AD 1572
C) AD 1664
D) AD 1836

Question 18

Groups of Inka east of Cuzco resisted the Spanish for decades, eventually falling in the year _________________.

A) AD 1532
B) AD 1572
C) AD 1664
D) AD 1836

Question 19

Many Andean rituals involved the sacrifice of _________________.

A) children
B) adults
C) llamas
D) All of the above

Question 20

On Moché vessels, the captives of warriors are depicted _________________.

A) naked
B) as alpacas to be ridden
C) about one-quarter the size of the warriors
D) upside-down

Question 21

The city of ____________ includes the Akapana Pyramid and Pumapunka Temple Complex.

A) El Mirador
B) Tenochtitlan
C) Tiwanaku
D) Real Alto

Question 22

The Wari Empire dates to AD 600-1000 during the _____________ period.

A) PPNA
B) Basketmaker III
C) Middle Horizon
D) Terminal Classic

Question 23

In the Inka religious system, who was the Sun god's wife?

A) Mars
B) Venus
C) Sekhmet
D) The Moon

Question 24

_________________ was an Initial Period in the Casma Valley of Peru.

A) Casma 1
B) Xinglonggou
C) Pampas de las Llamas-Moxeke
D) Gran Dolina

Question 25

______________ was the capital of the Inka Empire.

A) Inka
B) Machu Picchu
C) Yupanqui
D) Cuzco

Question 26

El Paraíso had a series of structures that formed a ___- shape with a plaza in the center.

A) U
B) O
C) S
D) T

Question 27

Moché pottery vessels depicted naturalistic scenes of ________________.

A) sex
B) violence
C) gods
D) All of the above

Question 28

A chullpa is a _______________________.

A) corded weapon
B) intoxicating pepper
C) small freshwater lake
D) funerary structure

Question 29

The Inka were efficient managers of trade, as evidenced by:

A) Their vast network of roadways.
B) Clay tablets with inventory and sales lists.
C) The rise of the pochteca class.
D) An oral tradition of Quechua language accounting songs.

Question 30

Cuzco had a fortress compound called __________________.

A) the Citadel
B) Saqsawaman
C) ciudadela
D) Pyramid of the Moon

Question 31

Maize was introduced to South America from Mesoamerica.

Question 32

Lake Titicaca was considered to be the mythical birthplace of the Inka.

Question 33

If you want to visit Andean archaeological sites, you should travel to Guatemala.

Question 34

The Andean system of knotted record keeping was called khipu.

Question 35

Wari may have had as many as 1,000,000 residents.

Question 36

Huánaco Pampa held ritual feasts for commoners.

Question 37

Machu Picchu was an engineering feat because of its location on an island.

Question 38

Inka royalty sometimes allowed outsider's to be "Inka by privilege."

Question 39

The Tiwanaku Empire ended after the Inka empire.

Question 40

The Inka Empire lasted for only around 100 years.

Question 41

Approximately how many kilometers (or miles) of Inka roads have been identified? Which directions did they run?

Question 42

What are some of the accomplishments of Inca ruler Pachakuti?

Question 43

What happened to Inka rulers after their deaths?

Question 44

Religiously speaking, what was the source of an Inka ruler's power? Why were they considered special?

Question 45

How did the nature of the Inka military change throughout the course of the Empire?

Question 46

How did the Inka Empire expand by combining military force with diplomacy?

Question 47

The Inka Empire was "Inka-centric," but composed of many different ethnicities. Why did people dress according to ethnic identification?

Question 48

What were some common monumental architectural features from the Late Preceramic and later?

Question 49

The Inka referred to their Empire as Tawantinsuyu. What is an approximate translation of this?

Question 50

How was the geography of the Tiwanaku Empire different from other South American empires?

Question 51

Describe the Inka record-keeping system. How did it differ from the world's other systems, and what did it record?

Question 52

Archaeologists debate whether Chavín was a unified state or more loosely connected series of polities with a shared artistic style. What evidence supports each position?

Question 53

There were a number of strange interpretations of Machu Picchu after it was revealed to the world. How do modern archaeologists interpret the role of places like Machu Picchu in Inka life?

Question 54

What archaeological evidence supports the conclusion that the "Lord of Sipán" was a unique individual in Moché society?

Question 55

How were the greatly outnumbered Pizarro and his Spanish conquistadors able to defeat the Inka Empire? What factors contributed?