Discovering the Incas: An Engaging Worksheet for 11-Year-Olds

Instructions

Read the following questions about the Incas and answer them to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences where appropriate.

1. Who were the Incas?

2. What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?

3. Describe one significant achievement of the Incas.

4. The Inca Empire had a system of roads. Why were these roads important?

5. List three foods that were important to the Incas.

6. How did the Incas communicate across their vast empire?

7. Imagine you are an Incan farmer. Describe a day in your life.

8. What impact did the arrival of the Spanish have on the Incas?

9. Draw a simple map of the Inca Empire. Include at least three major geographical features.

10. What do you find most interesting about the Incas? Why?