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Ch. 7 Guide to Machu Picchu

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Last updated almost 8 years ago
32 questions
Note from the author:
A video guide to Machu Picchu with 32 questions aligned with a 5:00 minute YouTube video.
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Question 1
1.

What is the Lost City of the Incas?

Question 2
2.

What mountains is the Lost City of the Incas found? (spelling is important)

Question 3
3.

What country can we find the Lost City of the Incas? (spelling is important)

Question 4
4.

What continent is the Lost City of the Inca found on? (spelling is important)

Question 5
5.

How long did Machu Picchu remain hidden from archeaologists?

Question 6
6.

What year was Machu Picchu rediscovered?

Question 7
7.

Machu Picchu was voted the:

Question 8
8.

It was constructed at the height of the Inca Empire somewhere around:

Question 9
9.

What elevation above the sea level can Machu Picchu be found?

Question 10
10.

How many terraces can be found at Machu Picchu?

Question 11
11.

How many stone steps are at Machu Picchu?

Question 12
12.

There are over 200 structures at Machu Picchu. Select the types of structures that can be found there.

Question 13
13.

Some archeologists believe Machu Picchu was built for:

Question 14
14.

At one point, between _____ and _____ people lived there.

Question 15
15.

The Inca had written language.

Question 16
16.

What double duty did the terraces provide the Inca? Be specific and list it as you hear it listed in the video. Type only the missing blanks in the order you see here without the words already provided. Each blank space indicates a word the narrator speaks in the video. (spelling matters and use ONE SPACE between each word in the order of the blanks) Yes, this is challenging. I know. You can do it.

They constructed terraces on the hillsides, a detail that served the double duty of providing _____ ______ for ______ and stabilizing the _____ to ______ against ________ and _________.

Question 17
17.

The city got their clean, fresh water from:

Question 18
18.

The city was built using hundreds of thousands of:

Question 19
19.

The Inca used very little mortar between the material from #18 that they used to construct the city. (If you don't know what mortar is, look it up.)

Question 20
20.

The material was fit together so well 500 years ago, you still cannot fit this between it: (Choose the example used in the video to illustrate how tightly fitting the material remains.)

Question 21
21.

What allows the material to move slightly?

Question 22
22.

What does the above answer help protect the structures from?

Question 23
23.

How long do scientists believe Machu Picchu was inhabited?

Question 24
24.

What overtook the city and hid it for years?

Question 25
25.

According to archeologists, these are the reasons Inca left Machu Picchu:

Question 26
26.

What was the name of the archeologist who rediscovered Machu Picchu? (spelling matters)

Question 27
27.

What country was the archeologist who rediscovered Machu Picchu from? (spelling matters)

Question 28
28.

What is the most famous tourist attraction in this country that is the focus of the video?

Question 29
29.

What year was it declared a World Heritage Site?

Question 30
30.

What year was it declared one of the new seven wonders of the world?

Question 31
31.

Machu Picchu gives us an unparralleled look into Incan:

Question 32
32.

I hope you enjoyed learning about _____ _______ today. Goodbye until next time! (spelling matters)