Machu Picchu: Ancient City Assessment

What does the word reconstruct mean?

• to make new

• to prove to be false

• to change for the better

• to put parts back together again

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

• grains

• needles

• pieces

• thorns

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the word remnants mean?

• specific requests

• periodic payments

• things that correct a failure

• small parts or traces remaining

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word intact?

• broken

• forgotten

• mistaken

• stolen

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

A historian is a person who

• knows a great deal about history.

• specializes in philosophy.

• teaches science.

• studies animals

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word preserved?

• blunt

• destroyed

• glossy

• responsible

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

The article “The Royal Treatment” argues that Machu Picchu was

• set up as a royal estate.

• built to celebrate the Festival of the Sun.

• built to track the sun, stars, and planets

• abandoned by the emperor Pachacuti in the 1500s.

The article “Eyes on the Skies” argues that Machu Picchu was

• set up as a royal estate.

• built to celebrate the Festival of the Sun.

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

• was abandoned by the emperor Pachacuti in the 1500s.