U3W5 - Machu Picchu

U3W5 - Machu Picchu

Persuasive Article

How do we explain what happened in the past?

Read two different views about a past civilization.

Machu Picchu sits on the side of a high ridge in the Andes Mountains of Peru.

Vocab part 1

preserved - They used the preserved dinosaur DNA to create a new dinosaur.

archaeologist - The archaeologist found the remains of a town.

historian - The historian told us about President Lincoln's home.

era - The Industrial Revolution started the Modern Era.

Vocab part 2

They used the fabric remnants to make a quilt.

The historians tried to reconstruct the ancient pottery.

They picked up the fragments of glass from the floor.

They found one cup that was completely intact.

Machu Picchu was a royal estate.

What is the author's point of view?

historian - expert in history

intact - complete, whole

Multiple Choice

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word intact?

• broken
• forgotten
• mistaken
• stolen

Multiple Choice

A historian is a person who...

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

What did Bingham find?

preserved - saved in its original form

fragments - small broken parts of something

archaeologist - a scientist who studies history 

Multiple Choice

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word preserved?

• blunt
• destroyed
• glossy
• responsible

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

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

• grains
• needles
• pieces
• thorns

What is the author's point of view?

What supports this?

What is a retreat?

What is a dwelling?

Open Ended

What does the author think Machu Picchu was used for?

Why does the author think Machu Picchu was a royal estate?

Do you think the author made a good argument?

Eyes on the Skies

What is the author's position?

The author thinks Machu Picchu was used as an observatory.

era - distinct period of time

Multiple Choice

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

What was important to the Inca religion?

remnants - small, leftover pieces

Multiple Choice

What does the word remnants mean?

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

Why is this section called "Window to the Sky"?

reconstruct - rebuild after it has been broken or destroyed

Multiple Choice

What does the word reconstruct mean?

• to make something brand new

• to prove to be false

• to change for the better

• to put parts back together again; rebuild

What festival was important? Why?

Could these ceremonies have happened at Machu Picchu?

What did the two different authors think?

Why is it important to learn about different views of history?

Who do you think was right?

Poll

What do you think Machu Picchu was used for?

• A royal estate

• An observatory