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Ch. 7 Guide to Machu Picchu

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A video guide to Machu Picchu with 32 questions aligned with a 5:00 minute YouTube video.

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1.

What is the Lost City of the Incas?

Los Angeles

Mexico City

Machu Picchu

Vilcabamba

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2.

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

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3.

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

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4.

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

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5.

How long did Machu Picchu remain hidden from archeaologists?

a few months

a couple of years

centuries (100s of years)

millenium (1000s of years)

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6.

What year was Machu Picchu rediscovered?

A.D. 1492

A.D. 1602

A.D. 1711

A.D. 1911

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7.

Machu Picchu was voted the:

best place to find Vilcabomba

the best place to find government secrets

the new seven wonders of the world

the best burger on the planet

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8.

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

A.D. 1450

A.D. 1602

A.D. 1702

A.D. 1850

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9.

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

7,970 feet

8,970 feet

9,970 feet

10,970 feet

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10.

How many terraces can be found at Machu Picchu?

300

400

500

600

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11.

How many stone steps are at Machu Picchu?

3,000

4,000

5,000

6000

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12.

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

post office

temples

hardware store

tombs

palaces

plazas

fountains

rivers and lakes

vast farmland

astronomical observatories

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13.

Some archeologists believe Machu Picchu was built for:

hospitalizing their wounded warriors secretly.

growing crops and feeding the people.

worship of their gods and a retreat from the capital.

entertaining the king and queen.

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14.

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

100 and 500

500 and 1,000

1,500 and 2,000

100,000 and 300,000

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The Inca had written language.

Nokorɛ

Ɛnyɛ ampa

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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 _____.

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17.

The city got their clean, fresh water from:

the lake

the river

the springs

the coconuts

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18.

The city was built using hundreds of thousands of:

clay bricks

trees

cinder blocks

stones

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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.)

Nokorɛ

Ɛnyɛ ampa

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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.)

your fingers

a knife blade

a drinking cup

your leg

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21.

What allows the material to move slightly?

lack of mortar

rubber between the material

leaves fit between the material

wind

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22.

What does the above answer help protect the structures from?

erosion

earthquake damage

animals

D

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23.

How long do scientists believe Machu Picchu was inhabited?

10,000 years approximately

5,000 years approximately

500 years approximately

100 years approximately

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24.

What overtook the city and hid it for years?

the Spanish

the French

the jungle

the clouds

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25.

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

weather and climate changed

lightning strikes scared them down the mountain

flooding took place and destroyed their crops

Spanish conquistadors took over their city

they don't know

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26.

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

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27.

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

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28.

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

Cuzco

Vilcabomba

Skydiving over the Andes

Machu Picchu

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29.

What year was it declared a World Heritage Site?

1911

1930

1938

1983

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30.

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

2001

2004

2007

2010

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31.

Machu Picchu gives us an unparralleled look into Incan:

civilization

technology

daily life

inventions

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32.

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