Home Plan - [GR2-L5-U1-LC1-51 Machu Picchu]

The document provides a comprehensive lesson on the Inca civilization, focusing on comprehension skills, vocabulary acquisition, and key details. It covers aspects of Inca life such as their empire, practices like using bola stones in battles, and the significance of Machu Picchu. The second part delves into the reasons behind Machu Picchu’s strategic location high in the mountains, including observations and defense purposes. It highlights the Inca’s sophisticated water system, advanced stone-carving techniques, and the layout of the city with temples, homes, and a royal palace. Efforts are ongoing to protect and preserve Machu Picchu for visitors to appreciate its historical significance.

Contents

• Pages 1—26: Lesson on Inca civilization, comprehension, vocabulary.
• Pages 27—54: Inca civilization at Machu Picchu: location, defense, construction.

This section of the document covers a lesson providing tips and learning objectives for students. It includes activities like looking at pictures and discussing places, learning new vocabulary words, and summarizing information. The focus is on comprehension skills, understanding main ideas and details in informational text, vocabulary acquisition, and capturing the essence of the lesson content. The lesson is centered around exploring and understanding different aspects of the Inca civilization, such as Machu Picchu, Inca people’s lives, their empire, and unique practices like using bola stones in battles. The section also emphasizes the significance of main ideas and supporting details in informational texts.

The section discusses why the Inca built Machu Picchu high in the mountains, with experts suggesting it was to observe people in the valley and for defense. The location of Machu Picchu was easy to defend, and the name means “old peak” in the Inca language. The document also mentions the sophisticated water system in Machu Picchu built by the Inca, as well as the mystery behind how they carved rocks into perfect bricks. The Inca fit stones together without using anything to hold them in place, and it is believed that it took them months to complete one wall. The city had features like temples, homes, and a royal palace, divided into two parts. Visitors can still reach Machu Picchu today, and efforts are made to protect and preserve it.