Life Under Inca Rule
Assignment to hand in: Comprehension Questions [Word Version]
Directions: Watch the following video and answer the Comprehension Questions (below) on a lined piece of paper or in the Microsoft Word document. Use detail and cite evidence in the video to back up your answers.
Video: Click on the picture below to watch the streaming video:
Comprehension Questions [Word Version]:
1. Describe the structure of the Inca government (How did they govern or control their people?).
2. What was the name of their language and why do you think it was important to them to have an official (only one) language that all of their people spoke?
3. Describe the Inca road system and how this might have helped them rule over their subjects.
4. What resources, like crops, animals, and minerals did the Inca have and how did they use them? (List one way Inca people paid their taxes to the government.)
5. How did the Inca’s religion play a part in governing the people? (Hint: Think about the Sapa Inca (their emperor) and his relation to the gods)
Helpful Links:
The Incredible Incas for Kids (Mr. Donn's Website)
Inca (MNSU site)
Supplemental Video:
Peru: Inca Heritage