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Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

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Geography

7th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Maska Jon

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ANDES MOUNTAINS

Several Andes peaks reach over 22,000 feet

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Machu Picchu

13 S, 72 W

What country is Machu Picchu in?

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PERU

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Machu Picchu

Built around 1450 for the Inca Emperor Pachacuti

When did Columbus reach the New World?

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Invasion

1530s: Spanish Conquistadors led
by Francisco Pizarro arrive in Peru

Their mission: find and seize gold
for the Spanish Empire

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Invasion

1530s: Spanish Conquistadors led
by Francisco Pizarro arrive in Peru

Their mission: find and seize gold
for the Spanish Empire

Inca used gold for jewelry and
shrines to their gods

The Spanish used gold for money

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Machu Picchu

Hidden by Inca descendants until 1911 because they

were afraid it would be destroyed

What invention in the early 20th century allowed people

to see the world from very high up?

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