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Mysterious Machu Picchu

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Mysterious Machu Picchu game quiz
"In the early 1900s a town with about 200 buildings was discovered abandoned at the top of a mountain in South America. Archaeologists estimate it took about 80 years to build the town, but then it was just abandoned. No one is really sure why."

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1. In what modern-day country is Machu Picchu located?
    Peru
    Ecuador
    Chile
    Bolivia


2. In what mountain range is Machu Picchu located?
    Patagonia
    Amazon
    Andes
    Yucatan


3. About how many feet above sea level is the town located? (Hint: It is almost twice as high up as Denver, Colorado, in the U.S.)
    17,000 feet
    9,000 feet
    2,000 feet
    3,000 feet


4. What architectural feature is Machu Picchu widely known for?
    Large pyramids, second in size only to those in Egypt
    All houses are about the same size, which is the earliest known mass housing
    Mass graves
    Precision stonework, with no mortar between stone joints


5. Approximately how large is the village? (Hint: There are approximately 200 residences in the village.)
    10 square mile
    18 square miles
    5 square miles
    12 square miles


6. What civilization is thought to have built Machu Picchu?
    Mayan
    Incan
    Aztec
    Moche


7. When the Spaniards invaded South America in the 16th century, they conquered all the other villages in this empire. Why was Machu Picchu left alone?
    The Spaniards never found it
    The Spaniards could not tolerate the high altitude
    A large ransom in gold and silver was paid
    Jungle snakes, piranha flesh-eating fish, and poisonous spiders took a severe toll of the Spaniards


8. Why was Machu Picchu abandoned?
    No one really knows, but these are all possibilities
    Severe famine resulted when the population got too big for the available food supply
    The inhabitants were devastated by European disease caught from the Spaniards
    A disastrous fire destroyed much of the town


9. The remains of Machu Picchu were discovered in what year? (Hint: The U.S. president at the time was William Howard Taft; Teddy Roosevelt would run for the presidency as the "Bull Moose" candidate the following year.)
    1911
    1890
    1935
    1922


10. Who was the archeologist who discovered these remains? (Two hints: He did NOT also discover King Tut's tomb or the ancient city of Troy. He later had a political career in the U.S.)
    Heinrich Schliemann
    Howard Carter
    Hiram Bingham
    William Sanders

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