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July 16, 2003 By: Betty Ramsey Passport Destination: Ancient Sites and Cities Packing Round 1. The ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu is found high in the ANDES Mountains of Peru. 2. Small, volcanic Easter Island is well-known for its STONE STATUES called Moai. 3. The ancient city of Babylon was located just south of BAGHDAD this present-day capital. 4. The ruins of this famous site that was home to an oracle are found in central Greece. DELPHI 5. "and the walls came tumbling down." is a line from a song about this ancient city. JERICHO 6. This is the biggest attraction at the archeological site in Alteamira, Spain. CAVE PAINTINGS Picture: large temple complex Departure Round 1. This mountain in the Himalayas is named for the goddess of food. ANNAPURNA 2. On June 21, this site on England's Salisbury Plain was the scene of a summer solstice party. STONEHENGE 3. Henryk Sienkiewicz's classic 1896 novel "Quo Vadis" is set in the ancient city of ROME . 4. The ruins of the city of Tiahuanhco can be seen near the Bolivian shores of this lake. TITICACA 5. The Aztec sport of Talchtli is described as a cross between soccer, volleyball and PELOTA . Picture: partial ruin (sandstone) On Tour 1. How did Inca empire invader Francisco Pizzaro meet his death? MURDERED BY HIS OWN MEN 2. This small island is home to Scandinavia's best-known stone maze. GOTLAND 3. The Temple of the Grand JAGUAR is a well-preserved Mayan building in Tikal, Guatemala. 4. Tourist flock to Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, to see the "great houses" built by these indians. ANASAZIS 5. The archeological site of Mohenjo-daro, located in PAKISTAN is considered the first planned city. 6. Scythian warriors who terrorized the area that is now the Ukraine is famous for making GOLD OBJECTS . 7. This site discovered in southern Turkey by James Mellaart is one of the oldest known cities. CATALYHUYUK Picture: Mexican pyramid 8. The temple towers of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians are called ZIGGURATS . 9. The SERPENT Mound in Ohio is considered one of North America's greatest earthworks. 10. Ancient residents of Tarxien, on the island of Malta, worshipped as god portrayed as a FAT LADY . 11. Knossis, the largest excavated Minoan city, is a prime attraction on this Greek island. CRETE 12. Mewgrange, considered the best prehistoric site in Ireland, is a/an PASSAGE GRAVE . Bonus Question One This African country's name was taken from an ancient site at a one- time trade center. ZIMBABWE Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Africa is Zimbabwe found? Area 5 Picture: temple in the side of a mountain Slide Show 1. The ancient temple of Angkor Wat, a landmark in Cambodia, is designed to resemble LOTUS buds. 2. A 50-square-mile area of strange rock formations known as Tappabo is a landmark in TURKEY . 3. The pyramid of Santa Cicilia, a landmark near Mexico City, is a "House of Steps" once used for HUMAN SACRIFICES . 4. This ancient landmark in Jordan is carved out of pink and red sandstone. PETRA Clues for next destination: Fairy platform Electronics Ghosts |