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WorksheetsMachu Picchu
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
What does the word reconstruct mean?
a)
to make new
b)
to prove to be false
c)
to change for the better
d)
to put parts back together again
2.
Which word has almost the same meaning as the word fragments?
a)
grains
b)
needles
c)
pieces
d)
thorns
3.
What does the word remnants mean?
a)
specific requests
b)
periodic payments
c)
things that correct a failure
d)
small parts or traces remaining
4.
Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word intact?
a)
broken
b)
forgotten
c)
mistaken
d)
stolen
5.
A historian is a person who...
a)
knows a great deal about history
b)
specializes in philosophy
c)
teaches science
d)
studies animals
6.
Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word preserved?
a)
blunt
b)
destroyed
c)
glossy
d)
responsible
7.
What does the word era mean?
a)
a risky undertaking
b)
a period of time or of history
c)
a wide, open space of land
d)
a particular place or spot
8.
An archaeologist is a person who digs up the remains of ancient cities to...
a)
change history
b)
study the objects found there
c)
plant new landscapes in their place
d)
determine the best conditions for vegetation
9.
The article "The Royal Treatment" argues that Machu Picchu was...
a)
set up as a royal estate.
b)
built to celebrate the Festival of the Sun.
c)
built to track the sun, stars, and planets.
d)
abandoned by the emperor Pachacuti in the 1500s.
10.
The article "Eyes on the Skies" argues that Machu Picchu was...
a)
set up as a royal estate.
b)
built to celebrate the Festival of the Sun.
c)
built to track the sun, stars, and planets.
d)
was abandoned by the emperor Pachacuti in the 1500s.
11.
Where is Machu Picchu?
a)
eastern South America
b)
in the city of Cuzco in Peru
c)
in the Andes Mountains of Peru
d)
in the Colorado Rocky Mountains
12.
According to the article "Eyes on the Skies", what did the Incas observe to create calendars?
a)
moon
b)
planets
c)
stars
d)
sun
13.
Why did the Incas celebrate the Festival of the Sun?
a)
to honor the sun
b)
to honor their king
c)
to honor the sun god
d)
to honor the mountain god
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