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7th grade The Inca: mountain roads, terraces and the quipu worksheet

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The Inca: mountain roads, terraces and the quipu

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  1. The cell marked ? is blank. Noah's chart has a blank: how long was the Inca road system?

    • A few km
    • Exactly 40,000 km
    • About 300 to 400 km along the main road
    • About 30,000 to 40,000 km

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    Inca roads and runners

    TopicWhat we know
    Lengthabout 30,000 to 40,000 km of roads (sources give different totals)
    Travelpeople and goods moved without wheels or draft animals
    Chasquisrelay runners who took over at stations a few km apart (most chroniclers say about 2.5 km; others give 6 to 9 km); estimates of a day's travel range from up to 300 km to 360–480 km
    Tambosroadside buildings with supplies and lodging

  3. How far apart were the chasqui stations, Pia asks?

    • About 25 to 90 km
    • About 2.5 to 9 km, by different accounts
    • About 300 to 480 km
    • About 30,000 km

  4. What did tambos hold, Ren asks?

    • Relay runners' horses
    • Wheeled carts
    • Supplies and lodging
    • Gold coins

  5. Tala reads that chasquis were relay runners. What is a relay?

    • One runner runs the whole way
    • Runners ride horses
    • Runners take turns, each running a stretch
    • A message sent by ship

  6. Zee reads that travel used no draft animals. What is a draft animal?

    • An animal kept as a pet
    • A wild animal
    • A bird that carries messages
    • An animal that pulls carts or plows

  7. Why does the chart give a range, 30,000 to 40,000 km, instead of one number, Ari asks?

    • The roads change length each day
    • Sources give different totals
    • 40,000 is the exact length
    • The chart could not count

  8. Is the road system longer than 25,000 km, Jun asks?

    • It can't be known
    • Just when the total is 40,000
    • Yes, under either total
    • No, under either total

  9. Why use relay runners instead of one runner, Kira asks?

    • Fresh runners kept the message fast
    • Relays slowed the message
    • One runner is faster over a long distance
    • Runners rode wheeled carts

  10. Why build tambos along the roads, Luz asks?

    • To store wheels
    • To mark the end of the roads
    • To stop people traveling
    • Travelers needed supplies and rest

  11. Milo's friend says Inca roads were built for carts. What is the best reply?

    • Agree: roads mean carts
    • Disagree: no one used the roads
    • Disagree: travel was without wheels
    • Agree: llamas pulled carts along the roads
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The Inca: mountain roads, terraces and the quipu. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can read the Inca road range (30,000 to 40,000 km), explain relays and tambos, and do arithmetic that holds for both ends of the range.
  • I can explain terraces, which crops grew at which heights, food storage, and what is and isn't known about Machu Picchu.
  • I can read and write quipu numbers, explain that knowledge of reading quipus was lost, and compare Inca and Maya records using the same columns.

Standard: D2.Geo.8.6-8

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