Machu Picchu Crossword

QUESTIONS LIST: Growing: Other theories on its purpose include: a prison, a trading destination, a retreat for women and a place for _____________ new crops, Mortar: It features stones used in walls and buildings cut so precisely that no _____________ was needed, Mile: Machu Picchu extends over a 5 _____________ distance., Abandoned: The Incas _____________ Machu Picchu about 100 years after its construction for reasons unknown, UNESCO: Machu Picchu has been designated a _____________ World Heritage site since 1983 and one of the new Seven Wonders of the World since 2007, MachuPicchu: _____________ was built by the Incas, Famous: It is South America’s most _____________ ruins and Peru’s most visited tourist attraction, Mountains: Others believe it was a religious site because of its proximity to _____________ which the Incas viewed as sacred, Ecuador: They eventually expanded their empire from northern _____________ to central Chile, Inti: One Incan legend describes their people being brought into existence by the sun god _____________, Surroundings: The Incas shaped their architecture to aesthetically blend into _____________, Evidence: Excavated _____________ suggests Machu Picchu was a palace complex for one of the Incan rulers