Podcast
Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson
Questions and Answers
What is Ciudad Perdida?
What is Ciudad Perdida?
- A lost city in Colombia's Sierra Nevada mountain range (correct)
- A modern city in Colombia
- A fictional city in a novel
- A city in Peru
When did the Tayrona people build Ciudad Perdida?
When did the Tayrona people build Ciudad Perdida?
- 500 years ago
- 600 AD (correct)
- 40 years ago
- 10,000 years ago
How many people lived in the upper part of the basin at the peak of Ciudad Perdida's population?
How many people lived in the upper part of the basin at the peak of Ciudad Perdida's population?
- 2,000 to 3,000
- 10,000 (correct)
- 5,000 to 7,000
- 1,000 to 2,000
What was the city built on?
What was the city built on?
Signup and view all the answers
Who discovered Ciudad Perdida first?
Who discovered Ciudad Perdida first?
Signup and view all the answers
What did the looters fight over?
What did the looters fight over?
Signup and view all the answers
How long did it take to clear and survey the site?
How long did it take to clear and survey the site?
Signup and view all the answers
What is helping reveal more information about Ciudad Perdida faster?
What is helping reveal more information about Ciudad Perdida faster?
Signup and view all the answers
Who has spent decades exploring the dense jungle to learn about the people who lived in Ciudad Perdida?
Who has spent decades exploring the dense jungle to learn about the people who lived in Ciudad Perdida?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the site bursting with?
What is the site bursting with?
Signup and view all the answers
Study Notes
- Ciudad Perdida is a lost city in Colombia's Sierra Nevada mountain range
- Archaeologists have spent decades exploring the dense jungle to learn about the people who lived there over 500 years ago
- Digital technology is helping reveal more information faster
- The Tayrona people built the city around 600 AD
- The city had a population of 2,000 to 3,000 at its peak, with 10,000 people living in the upper part of the basin
- The city was built on farmland
- Looters discovered the city before archaeologists did
- Gunfights occurred between looters over gold found in burials
- It took over 40 years to clear and survey the site
- The site is bursting with gold.
Studying That Suits You
Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.
