Nazca Drawings
What were some of the drawings?
There was a spider, a pelican, a hummingbird, flowers, spirals, squares, patterns, and a monkey among other things.
Where did the poor Olmec people live?
They lived down on the plain below the city.
Why did the Rabbit decide to shoot the sun?
It was so hot and dry, so he wanted to shoot the sun.
What did the people in the middle part of North America eat?
They ate corn, wheat, buffalo, and fish.
What country did Philip, Alexander's father, rule?
He ruled over Macedonia.
Tell me another of the drawings.
There was a spider, a pelican, a hummingbird, flowers, spirals, squares, patterns, and a monkey among other things.
Where did the rich Olmec people live?
They lived in the city up on a hill.
Was Rabbit still brave and bold at the end of the story?
No, he was timid and shy.
What is a continent?
A continent is a big mass of land of which there are seven.
What was the name of Alexander's horse?
The horse's name was Bucephalus.
In what country are the drawings?
What kind of pyramid did the Olmecs build in the middle of their city?
They build a dirt pyramid.
Did the sun still jump over the edge of the world in a hurry after the rabbit shot it?
No, it crept up a little at a time.
Name two countries in North America.
Canada, the US, Mexico, and Greenland are all in North America.
How did Alexander tame Bucephalus?
He turned the horse so that it couldn't see its shadow.
Tell me one of the guesses archaeologists make as to how the drawings were made.
Either they used math or they used the position of the stars.
What kind of sculptures did the Olmecs make?
They made giant heads of their rulers.
What color did the bush turn when the fire scorched it?
It turned yellow.
South America has flat land in the middle. What is all down one edge?
It is lined with mountains.
What does "Alexander" mean?
It means "ruler of men."
How big were the drawings?
They were hundreds of miles across.
Tell me one of the Olmec gods.
We looked at a half-jaguar half-man, a dwarf, and a serpent with feathers. We do not know their names.
What happened when Rabbit's arrow hit the sun?
Fire came out and started to burn up the world.
What does Meso-America mean?
It means between the Americas like Mesopotamia means between the rivers.
How did Alexander solve the problem of the Gordian Knot?
He cut it in half.