212 — Chapter 5 Explaining Ancient Mysteries Here are two student examples of note-taking. Notice that Muang used informal writing in her notes. Muang’s Notes about Choua’s Presentation Machu Piechu-Andes, Peru Name = “manly peak” or ‘old peax” Incas ftunded i in 1460s Mean warritrs-rconguered mest of Stuth America warrior leader and religitus leader igh priest uit many crties on mountains No prisons be 1 you stole or sthg. they cut your arm off, poked your eyes, threw you off a cliff MP really wasn't a aty religous place of Inean xing/nwer not many people wed in MP, mostly women & culdren New studies of bones show men led there te0 (priests?) Houses bit with no mortar burt very solid very thin knife cannot Fit bet. Stones heaw, 50 ons or more tofo Knowing wheel, hwo did Incas carry stones? mystery beautiful, architecture great Penple cultivated the land, very self-sufficient MP couldn't be seen from below Spanish soldiers didn't Find + Why people lived in MPP training place for priests and priestesses? aliens _ large designs on grtund were made +o quide landing FOS? more likely: astronomy place +0 observe sun, moan, stars discovered in 191! oy American Hiram Sine toas looking for seme other place but found MP instead Muang’s Notes about Sandra's Presentation Madhu Picchu found by Hiram Binghans in thought he had found VILCAAMBA « last fortress of Incan empire. Most archeologists disagree w/HB Not a. uty but a retreat for rich Zneas or more prob. ceremonial site for priests Ineas used huge stones for walls and straw for roofs great structure, well organized streets, houses + buildings many butldings stil exes scholars like to study architecture of place