Refer to the following websites to answer the questions below: 

Machu Picchu: 

City of Machu Picchu  http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/peru/machu_picchu.html  

A Brief Overview of Machu Picchu  http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/south_america/machupicchu.html

National Geographic: Machu Picchu Flashback  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/inca/machu_picchu.html    

Photographs of Machu Picchu  http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/SouthAmerica/Peru/IncaTrail/MachuPicchu1.html

 National Geographic: Inca Mummies, Secrets of a Lost World  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/inca/  

Chichen Itza: 

A Brief Overview of Chichen Itza   http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/meso_america/chichenitza.html  

PBS: Lost King of the Maya  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/  

Welcome to Chichen Itza  http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/chichen/chichen_index.html  

Chichen Itza http://www.chichenitza.com/  

Questions:

1.  When was the city built?

2.  What is the geography or surrounding landscape of this city like?

3.  How did geography affect this city's purpose? (For example, how did the local geography benefit this city?)

4.  Who lived in the city? What does this tell you about the city?

5.  What materials were used to build the city? How did geography influence which materials were used?   

6.  What were some of the main structures of the city? What was the primary purpose of each one?

7.  Describe the buildings. What was unique about the building style?

8.  Describe any unique finds or artifacts from this city.

9.  On your blank map, label where the ancient city is located and shade in/label the area of the empire the city was part of.