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Machu Picchu. Learning about a famous landmark in South America – Machu Picchu. Thinking Development. 1. On a large mountain in Peru -Discovered in 1911 -Worldwide attention 2. Built by the Incas -“ The Lost City of the Incas” -The native people
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Learning abouta famous landmark in South America – Machu Picchu ThinkingDevelopment 1. On a large mountain in Peru -Discovered in 1911 -Worldwide attention 2. Built by the Incas -“The Lost City of the Incas” -The native people -One of the greatest civilizations 3. Nobody really knows what it actually was -A temple -A marketplace -Why did the Incas leave? • Though Machu Picchu has always been known by the local people, it was first discovered in 1911 by an American historian named Hiram Bingham. • His discovery brought worldwide attention to Machu Picchu. • Discovered in 1911 • Worldwide attention On a large mountain in Peru
Learning abouta famous landmark in South America – Machu Picchu ThinkingDevelopment 1. On a large mountain in Peru -Discovered in 1911 -Worldwide attention 2. Built by the Incas -“The Lost City of the Incas” -The native people -One of the greatest civilizations 3. Nobody really knows what it actually was -A temple -A marketplace -Why did the Incas leave? • It has also been called “The Lost City of the Incas”. • The Incas were the native people that lived in Peru. • They were one of the greatest civilizations in South America along with the Mayans and the Aztecs. • “The Lost City of the Incas” • The native people • One of the greatest civilizations Built by the Incas
Learning abouta famous landmark in South America – Machu Picchu ThinkingDevelopment 1. On a large mountain in Peru -Discovered in 1911 -Worldwide attention 2. Built by the Incas -“The Lost City of the Incas” -The native people -One of the greatest civilizations 3. Nobody really knows what it actually was -A temple -A marketplace -Why did the Incas leave? • Some people think that it was a temple. • Other people think Machu Picchu was a large marketplace. • a) Some historians say that many Incas died because of war and diseases brought by Spanish explorers. • b) Other historians say that the Incas’ reason for leaving is unexplainable. • A temple • A marketplace • Why did the Incas leave? Nobody really knows what it actually was