4- "Gold and Silver Worth $30 Million" (from 6-Way Paragraphs)

The ​ (a)   explorer ​ (b)   was exploring ​ (c)   in the 1530s.

• Spanish
• Francisco Pizarro
• Christopher Columbus
• South America
• North America
• Italian

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History

Put the following in the order they appear in the story.

• He saw a raft carrying jewels, silver and rich cloth

• One of Atahualpa's messengers visited Pizarro

• Pizarro and his men set off into the Andes Mountains

• Atahualpa arrived with about 5000 men to greet Pizarro

• The Spaniards attacked

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Sequencing

Put the following in proper order:

• The Spaniards killed thousands of Inca warriors

• The Spaniards captured Atahualpa

• The people tried to get Atahualpa back

• Pizarro agreed to the ransom

• Pizarro took the gold and silver and killed Atahualpa

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Sequencing

11 tons. Almost all of it was melted down.

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History

Drag and Drop the label

on the corresponding person

a

b

d

Atahualpa

Francisco Pizarro

Incas

Spanish soldier

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Vocabulary

"They gathered gold and silver worth 30 million dollars to give to Pizarro. It was one of the largest ransoms in history."​

"Ransoms" probably means:

• Pizarro's collections of valuable artifacts

• The Incas tell Pizarro his money is not enough for what he wants

• military conquests
• a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner.

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Vocabulary

Another title for this passage would be:

• A Meeting in the Andes
• The Wealth of the Incas

• The Downfall of an Inca Leader

• Atahualpa and his 5,000 men

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Reading Comprehension

The value of the ​ (a)   was ​ (b)   .

• ransom
• life of the man
• $30 million
• paid mostly in emeralds
• 5,000 men

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Reading Comprehension

(Choose 2) This excerpt clearly demonstrates

• bad temper

• honesty and kindness

• betrayal

• greed and disregard

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Reading Comprehension

The main point of the Pizarro/Atahualpa story is "The ​ (a)   ​ (b)   stole from and ​ (c)   the ​ (d)   ".

• Spanish
• explorers
• rulers
• conquered
• welcomed
• Incas
• South Americans

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Reading Comprehension