Ch. 7 Guide to Machu Picchu

What is the Lost City of the Incas?

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

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

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

How long did Machu Picchu remain hidden from archeaologists?

What year was Machu Picchu rediscovered?

Machu Picchu was voted the:

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

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

How many terraces can be found at Machu Picchu?

How many stone steps are at Machu Picchu?

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

Some archeologists believe Machu Picchu was built for:

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

The Inca had written language.

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 _________.

The city got their clean, fresh water from:

The city was built using hundreds of thousands of:

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.)

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.)

What allows the material to move slightly?

What does the above answer help protect the structures from?

How long do scientists believe Machu Picchu was inhabited?

What overtook the city and hid it for years?

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

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

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

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

What year was it declared a World Heritage Site?

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

Machu Picchu gives us an unparralleled look into Incan:

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