Nasca lines in Peru Flashcards

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It hasn’t rained in the Nasca desert for 10,000 years.

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False

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It’s likely the drawings were made by taking rocks away by hand.

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True

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You can only see the full shapes of the drawings from air.

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True

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It is possible that the Nasca Indians knew how to fly.

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True

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It hasn’t been proved the lines are an astronomical map.

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True

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Von Daniken’s book changed most people’s thinking about Nasca.

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False

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Do you know any other information about the Nasca lines?

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It’s a fascinating misery. The nasca desert is one of the driest place in the world.
The lines remind in animal shapes. Most of these shapes are 8 km long. The recognized shapes are monkeys, lizzards, spiders and birds. Many people think the nasca lines predict the constellations, were created by aliens or are religious symbols.

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