THE TRUTH BEHIND THE NAZCA LINES – Video Listening

THE TRUTH BEHIND THE NAZCA LINES

1. The Nazca desert is situated in Southern Peru.
2. Among the animals depicted in the Nazca Desert, we can see ________________, ________________ and ________________.
3. These depictions date back to ________________.
4. The commentator thinks the idea of ancient aliens drawing the Nazca Lines is ________________ to our ancestors.
5. Some people think that the mountain-like structure with no rubble on it was meant to be a(n) ________________.
6. This geological structure is known as a plateau, a(n) ________________.
7. The landscape is made up of a(n) ________________, ________________ surface covered with reddish brown pebbles [1]with a coating [2]of ________________.
8. The Incas used to make ________________ to several sites they considered ________________.
9. The straight lines and the animals are considered to be the product of these repeated ________________.
10. The Incas thought certain animals decided whether or not it would ________________.
11. The Incas earned the favour of these animal deities by ________________ a large amount of people.
12. Many of these trophies may have belonged to their ________________ or may have been born to be ________________.
13. Not only can the Nazca Lines be seen from the air, but they can also be spotted from the surrounding ________________.

[1] Pebble: small rock. Guijarro.

[2] Coating: a layer that covers a surface. Capa.

 

KEY

 

1. SPIDERS – LIZARDS – FISH – MONKEYS – SHARKS – HUMMINGBIRDS – WHALES
2. 400 – 600 A.D.
3. OFFENSIVE
4. AIRCRAFT RUNWAY
5. BASIC LAND FORMATION
6. DRY – HARD – IRON OXIDE
7. PILGRIMAGES – SACRED
8. RELIGIOUS MIGRATIONS
9. RAIN
10. BEHEADING
11. ENEMIES – SACRIFICED
12. FOOTHILLS

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