Inca: Secrets of the Ancestors v. 2
As you listen to the video, mark the following statements as True or False.
______1. A civil war in the Inca Empire came to an end in 1532.
______2. As a sign of his victory, Atahualpa drank from the skull of his
brother.
______3. The Inca Empire lasted almost a 1,000 years.
______4. Inca roads were long enough to stretch all the way around the
earth.
______5. Inca messengers could cover as much as 250 miles a day.
______6. The Incas believed in many gods, of which Inti—the Sun God—
was the most important.
______7. Macchu Picchu was discovered by the very first Spanish
conquistadors.
______8. The Incas learned how to use irrigation canals and terraces to
farm the land.
______9. In 1968 Daniken’s “Chariot of the Gods” argued that the Nazca
lines were the result of extra-terrestrial visitors.
_____ 10. The Inca Emperor was honored as a living god.
_____ 11. The Piracas learned to open the hearts of live patients.
_____ 12. On the ground the Nazca lines are barely visible.
_____ 13. The Spaniards’ two main weapons were guns and horses.
_____ 14. When Atahualpa was captured, six thousand Inca indians died;
but the Spaniards didn’t lose a single soldier.
_____ 15. Atahualpa offered to fill his prison cell with treasure up to a
certain line on the wall.
_____ 16. The Moche people in the northern part of the Empire made many
pieces of gold treasure.
_____ 17. In Spanish “brujo” means “savior” or “protector.”
_____ 18. The “Lord of Sipan” was buried with gold and silver artifacts.
_____ 19. Instead of being executed, Atahualpa was taken to Spain where
he finally died in prison.
_____ 20. The Spanish transported the mummies of the Inca Emperors to
Lima for a Christian burial.