Machu Picchu

What does the word reconstruct mean?

• to make new
• to prove to be false
• to change for the better
• to put parts back together again

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word fragments?

• grains
• needles
• pieces
• thorns

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What does the word remnants mean?

• specific requests
• periodic payments
• things that correct a failure
• small parts or traces remaining

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word intact?

• broken
• forgotten
• mistaken
• stolen

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CCSS.L.5.5C

A historian is a person who...

• knows a great deal about history
• specializes in philosophy
• teaches science
• studies animals

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CCSS.RI.5.4

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word preserved?

• blunt
• destroyed
• glossy
• responsible

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What does the word era mean?

• a risky undertaking
• a period of time or of history
• a wide, open space of land
• a particular place or spot

An archaeologist is a person who digs up the remains of ancient cities to...

• change history
• study the objects found there
• plant new landscapes in their place
• determine the best conditions for vegetation

The article "The Royal Treatment" argues that Machu Picchu was...

• set up as a royal estate.
• built to celebrate the Festival of the Sun.
• built to track the sun, stars, and planets.
• abandoned by the emperor Pachacuti in the 1500s.

The article "Eyes on the Skies" argues that Machu Picchu was...

• set up as a royal estate.
• built to celebrate the Festival of the Sun.
• built to track the sun, stars, and planets.
• was abandoned by the emperor Pachacuti in the 1500s.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8