Great Discoveries and Amazing Adventures

What clue is provided to show Hiram Bingham’s discovery of Machu Picchu brought him worldwide fame?

• This text is about Hiram Bingham and how located Machu Picchu.

• Hiram Bingham was a well-known Yale history professor.

• He was the inspiration for the movie hero Indiana Jones.

• Hiram Bingham became a famous actor.

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What is meant by the phrase "I know of no place in the world [which] can compare with it."

• Machu Picchu is one of the oldest towns in the world.

• Machu Picchu is one of the highest places to visit in the world.

• Machu Picchu is the most amazing place in the world.

• Machu Picchu is irreplaceable.

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How can the photo and caption help you determine what the word "remote ridge" means on page 101? Choose all that apply.

• The photo shows Machu Picchu is in the middle of nowhere.

• The photo shows Machu Picchu is surrounded by mountains.

• The caption informs the reader there is no sign of civilization around Machu Picchu.

• The caption informs the reader Machu Picchi is the most populated town in Peru.

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A SYNONYM for this word is "cruel"

• ignited

• precious

• ruthless

• hybrid

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Policemen are an example of _____________.

• ransacked

• authorities

• hybrid

• synthetic

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Match the following

• Discovered in 1974

• Machu Picchu

• Drawings made from plant roots

• Terra-cotta Army

• Highly ordered city discovered in 1911

• Lascaux Caves

Machu Picchu means ​ (a)   . It was abandoned by the ​ (b)   . It was a simple city and on the outskirts were hills for ​ (c)  

• old mountain
• cave
• remote
• Incas
• Peru
• Lima
• farming.
• carving.
• hiking.

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According to the passage, what was the relationship between Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi and the terra-cotta warriors?

• The warriors were designed to look like the emperor

• The warriors were competing with the emperor for power.

• The warriors were hired to help build the tomb for the emperor

• The warriors were meant to keep the emperor safe in the afterlife.

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What was the reason for creating a replica, or copy, of the largest cave at Lascaux?

• to figure out how the artists made the paintings inside of it

• to lessen the amount of time that visitors would have to wait in line

• so the original paintings could be loaned to museums around the world

• so visitors could see how the cave looked without damaging the actual site

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The author mentions that the path to Machu Picchu was steep and rocky and that it involved crossing narrow bridges over deep gorges. Which point made in the passage do these details support?

• The climb to the ruins was difficult and frightening

• Machu Picchu began to fall apart after it was abandoned.

• The ruins include a city that covers about three square miles.

• The buildings of Machu Picchu were made of large granite blocks.

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