Inca Empire - Tribes of Early Peru

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Inca Empire - Tribes of Early Peru.

1. Which civilization was located along the coast of Peru and was known for tombs, mummies, and textiles?
a. Norte Chico Civilization
b. Chavin
c. Paracas
d. Nazca
e. Moche

2. Which of the following built large pyramids including the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon?
a. Norte Chico Civilization
b. Chavin
c. Paracas
d. Nazca
e. Moche

3. Which of the following was the first civilization to form in the Americas?
a. Norte Chico Civilization
b. Chavin
c. Paracas
d. Nazca
e. Moche

4. Which civilization is known for carving large figures into the ground that are still visible today from the sky?
a. Norte Chico Civilization
b. Chavin
c. Paracas
d. Nazca
e. Moche

5. Which civilization was located in the Mosna Valley and reached its peak in 500 BC?
a. Norte Chico Civilization
b. Chavin
c. Paracas
d. Nazca
e. Moche

6. Which of the following had the capital city of Chan Chan and was conquered by the Inca?
a. Tiahuanaco
b. Huari
c. Chimu
d. Nazca
e. Moche

7. Which civilization built a large city in the Andes Mountains that had a stone arch called the Gateway of the Sun?
a. Tiahuanaco
b. Huari
c. Chimu
d. Nazca
e. Moche

8. Which civilization had a central government, taxes, a road system, and terraced farming, but mysteriously collapsed in 900 AD?
a. Tiahuanaco
b. Huari
c. Chimu
d. Nazca
e. Moche

9. Who was the Lord of Sipan?
a. The first king of the Inca
b. A mythical hero of the Chavin people
c. A name given to the tallest peak in the Andes Mountains
d. A mummy found in a Moche pyramid
e. The most powerful god of the Nazca

10. What civilization rose up and took control of much of Peru forming a powerful empire in the 1400s?
a. Egyptian Empire
b. Inca Empire
c. Aztec Empire
d. Maya Empire
e. Assyrian Empire


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