Machu Picchu
It is located in the Rocky Mountains. True or false?
False, the Andes Mountains
Difficult to stand or walk on because of being smooth, wet, icy, etc.
Slippery
She was born in New Zealand. True or false?
False, she was born in America.
The number 1,000,000,000.
One billion
What were the first tools used by ancient man?
a) Chop sticks
b) Shovel
c) Spear
d) Rock hand axe/knife
d) Rock hand axe/knife
The Incas were some of the best stone masons in the world. True or false?
True
Having a flat, even surface.
Smooth
She saw her first airplane when she was 10 years old. True or false?
True.
To change from a solid to a liquid.
Melt
What did the invention of the needle allow people to do?
Make clothes for cold weather.
Machu Picchu belonged to the Aztec Empire. True or false?
False, the Incan Empire.
An area of darkness where sunlight does not reach.
Shade
She wanted to be the first woman to fly____________?
Around the world.
To find information, a place, or an object for the first time.
Discover
The wheel was invented in:
a) Mesopotamia
b) America
c) Rome
d) Easter Island
a) Mesopotamia
Why was Machu Picchu not found or destroyed by the Spanish?
Because it was hidden in the mountains in a secret location.
The remaining pieces of something that was destroyed.
Ruins
In 1932 she became the first woman to fly across the _____________ Ocean?
Atlantic
To get things from different places and bring them together.
Collect
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
Why do Inca buildings not get damaged much form earthquakes?
They didn't use mortar so the large stone blocks can shake in place and not break apart.
To travel around a planet, moon, or star in a curved path.
Orbit
What happened to her in 1937?
a) She won the Nobel Peace Prize.
b) She disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean.
c) She was bitten by a snake and almost died.
d) Her airplane crashed but she survived.
b) She disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean.
Someone in your family who lived a long time ago.
Ancestor
Who invented the first gasoline automobile?
Karl Friedrich Benz