Ancient Inca: Machu Picchu

Match the word to the correct description.

• Modern-day country where Machu Picchu is located

• Peru

• Year Machu Picchu was rediscovered

• Lost City

• Machu Picchu is also referred to as this

• Spanish

• Conquered the Incas, did not find Machu Picchu

• Pachacuti

• Machu Picchu was built for this emperor

• 1911

Match the following word to the correct description.

• Sacred stone structure in Machu Picchu

• Intihuatana

• Man who rediscovered Machu Picchu

• Sacred District

• Commoners lived in this district

• Bingham

• Temples were located in this part of Machu Picchu

• Popular District

10. Why do many historians believe Pachacuti build Machu Picchu as a vacation spot?

• A. It was warmer there

• B. Written evidence has been found

• C. The spanish believed this

• D. It was only 50 miles away

11. Why did archaeologists not know as much about the Incas until the discovery of Machu Picchu?

• A. No one had ever seen real artifacts from the Inca.

• B. The Spanish destroyed most of the artifacts from the Inca.

• C. Earthquakes had destroyed most of the artifacts from the Inca.

• D. The Inca did not have a written language.

12. Which of the following is NOT true about the construction of Machu Picchu?

• A. It was constructed with stones tightly fit together.

• B. The wheel was used to transport heavy stones.

• C. Several people used a pulley system of ropes and levers to move heavy stones.

• D. Around 140 buildings and 100 steps were built.

13. What is the current state of Machu Picchu today?

• A. It is in complete ruins after the Spanish invasion.

• B. None of the buildings are still standing.

• C. It is the most visited tourist attraction in Peru.

• D. It is abandoned.

14. Which of the following is NOT true about the geography of Machu Picchu?

• A. It sits 8,000 feet above sea level.

• B. It is located in the Andes range.

• C. Three of its sides are surrounded by cliffs.

• D. It is located in present-day Argentina.

15. What is the main reason Machu Picchu was built with stones fit tightly together without mortar?

• A. Mortar was not invented.

• B. They had a lot of people to help them.

• C. It helped the buildings stay intact in an earthquake.

• D. There were a lot of stones available.