Machu Picchu - Ancient City

Where is Machu Picchu?

• Andes Mountains of Peru

• Swiss Alps in Sweden

• Patagonia, Argentina

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

• built to celebrate the Festival of the Sun.

• abandoned by the emperor Pachacuti in the 1500s.

• built to track the sun, stars, and planets.

• set up as a royal estate.

According to the author of "Eyes on the Skies," Machu Picchu was...

• a center for astronomy.

• a city that people lived in if they wanted to live somewhere hot.

• built for those that enjoyed the hike up the Andes Mountains.

• a temple that marked the winter solstice.

What does the word reconstruct mean?

• to make new

• to change for the better

• to put parts back together again

• to prove to be false

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

• grains

• pieces

• needles

• thorns

What does the word remnants mean?

• specific requests

• periodic payments

• small parts or traces remaining

• things that correct a failure

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word intact?

• forgotten

• broken

• stolen

• mistaken

A historian is a person who...

• teaches science

• specializes in philosophy

• knows a great deal about history

• studies animals

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word preserved?

• destroyed

• blunt

• glossy

• responsible

What does the word era mean?

• a risky undertaking

• a wide, open space of land

• chapters in a book

• a period of time or of history