FINDING MACHU PICCHU
describe binghams problems faced at the beginning of the story.
he was on an expedition that was full of danger.
archaeologist?
a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains
in howard caters last chance, who was the first to find the stairs leading to the entrance to king tuts tomb?
an egyptian young boy
synonym of the word selected?
appointed
how did howard get his start in the field of archaeology?
he used his art skills to draw sketches for an archaeologist
what reason did bingham travel to peru for?
he had an interest in south american history
Ruins?
the remains of a civilization's architecture
how are carter and carnarvon similar?
both had an interest in archaeology.
artifacts?
an object that was made and used by humans long ago
explain why carnarvon hired carter.
what can be described about the local people in peru?
they were familliar with the ruins before bingham
rapids
quick moving part of a river
what three things did carter see when he looked inside tuts tomb?
statues
strange animals
gold
a simple illustration?
sketch
describe why carter ordered his works to conceal the hole that contained the stairs.
carter wanted to protect the site until carnarvon could arrive
explain how bingham found magnificent ruins that demonstrated the inca's skill, labor and art.
he climbed a stone stairway near a cave.
civilization?
the society and culture of a given people, time, an place
what was machu picchu mainly about?
a professor's journey to machu picchu
illustrator?
someone who draws pictures or paints for stories
list what was part of carter's job as chief inspector of the egyptian antiquites service.
approving new digs
protecting ancient artifacts from tomb robbers
leading excavations
why did inca's leave machu picchu?
they were losing a fight against spanish soldiers
exact or accurate?
Precise
what happened as a result of binghams excavation of machu picchu?
machu picchu gained world wide attention
to think that something is true without having proof?
assumed
what two words best describe carter as an illustrator for an archaeologist?
excited and original