Question

morphology
write the correct word to complete each sentence.

1. potatoes served as food for the inca year round. they were a(n) (regular, irregular, legal, illegal) part of the inca diet.
2. mesoamerica was a(n) (legible, illegible, logical, illogical) name for the area where the maya and aztec lived because mesoamerica means middle america.
3. conquistadors cortés and pizarro were (coastal, intercoastal, national, international) explorers who left their homeland to establish colonies for the spanish king.
4. maya cities were places where people could (interact, act, interflow, flow) with one another to exchange goods and ideas.
5. archaeologists were able to (attract, extract, tractor, subtract) king pakals death mask from the rubble in his tomb.
6. beautiful pictures from an 1800s explorer seemed to (distract, retract, tractor, attract) hiram bingham to peru.

Explanation:

1. Potatoes were a common part of the Inca diet, so "regular" is the appropriate word.
2. "Mesoamerica" is a reasonable name as it means Middle America, so "logical" is correct.
3. Cortés and Pizarro traveled across countries to establish colonies, so "international" is the best fit.
4. People in Maya cities exchanged goods and ideas, which is an interaction, so "interact" is right.
5. Archaeologists take out artifacts from ruins, and "extract" means to remove or pull out.
6. Pictures made Hiram Bingham interested in Peru, and "attract" means to draw someone's attention or interest.

Answer:

1. regular
2. logical
3. international
4. interact
5. extract
6. attract