Inca Achievements
A- Potato Cultivation
a. How did the Incas force the water out of their potatoes?
b. What was this dehydrated potato called?
c. What has higher value today, a year’s potato harvest or all the gold and
silver taken from the Incas by the Spaniards?
B- Surgery
a. Who ran the medical system?
b. Evidence shows surgery was done on what to relieve pressure?
c. Did people survive these surgeries?
C- Hunting
a. Who owned all the land?
b. What did upper-class nobles use to capture animal’s legs with?
c. What did they use to kill the animal with?
D- Mummification
a. Where were mummies of nobles put?
b. Who did Inca believe dead army officials spoke to?
c. What did Inca do with royal mummies during important harvest and
ceremonies?
E- Weaving
a. What did the government order nobles to wear?
b. Who wove garments for the nobles and priests?
c. What kinds of designs were seen in the weaving?
F- Roads
a. Where were the main two roads located?
b. Who moved quickly along the roads?
c. Who were allowed to use the roads?
G- Quipu
a. What did the quipucamayo keep track of?
b. What did the empire hold every year?
H- Stone Architecture
a. What similar things appeared in most towns?
b. How many feet high were the stones used to construct buildings?
I- Agricultural Technology
a. How high were some of the terraces?
b. What helped Incas grow more food per acre?
c. What was used for fertilizer?
J- Domesticated Animals
a. What small animals were raised to use for food?
b. How did the Sapa Inca keep their herds healthy?
c. What was the job of boys and girls at the age of nine?
K- Music
a. When was music mainly used?
b. Describe Inca music?
c. Who outlawed Inca music?
L- Pottery
a. What were rounded jars used for?
b. What did many of these jars look like?
c. What did the Chimu show in their pottery?
M- Suspension Bridges
a. What were bridge’s ropes made from?
b. Who maintained (took care of) the bridges?
c. What happened to someone who tampered (messed with) the bridge?
N- Gold Work
a. What did Incas consider gold to be?
b. Who owned all the gold?
c. Who created gold figures, jewelry, and decorations for the king’s home?
O- Reed Rafts
a. What were rafts made of?
b. Why were rafts popular along the coast?