1. Machu Picchu
ELA
Miss Lilianne

2. Look carefully at the picture and then write a small paragraph describing what you see.

3. Who has already heard about Machu Picchu?
What is it?
Where is it located?
Why is it considered a world mystery?

4. VOCABULARY WORDS
ARCHAEOLOGIST: a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
RUINS: the physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

5. Google Arts and Culture
We will virtually go visit this magnificent place.
earch?q=Machu%20picchu
You will write a short paragraph explaining your adventure.

6. Questions: Where is this mysterious place located at?
Who discovered this place?
Why is this place consider one of the world’s mysteries?

7. Important Information
American archaeologist Hiram Bingham founded this mysterious place in July
The lost city is known as the city of the Incas.
Machu Picchu is located in the Andes Mountains of Peru above the Urubamba River Valley.
In this city you can find huge stones.
It is a mystery as to how the Inca built the walls. It is said that they had no iron tools to carve, no wheel or animals to move them.
Machu Picchu is formed of stones that were cut to fit together, but there was no mortar used.

8. Mortar: a mixture of lime with cement, sand, and water, used in building to bond bricks or stones.

9. More information
There are ruins on top of the mountain of Machu Picchu.
The stone walls were built in the 15th century but were later abandoned.
Machu Picchu is believed to have been a royal estate or sacred religious site for Inca leaders
“The site stretches over an impressive 5-mile distance, featuring more than 3,000 stone steps that link its many different levels.”
Machu Picchu is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

10. The Incas
It is believed that Machu Picchu was built by the Inca Empire.
It is said that it was abandoned 100 years after it was constructed. At the same time the Spanish began conquering the territory.

11. Extension Activity- Newspaper Article:
You are to create a newspaper article about Machu Picchu. You now have some background information, however, you will need to research more about this magnificent place. You can include some fun facts. Your article should be one page long, you are to add picture(s), to make your newspaper article more appealing.