Studies Weekly 2

Studies Weekly 2

Ancient Puebloans

​1. What Happened to the people at Mesa Verde?

• Pre-Columbian (before Christopher Columbus)

• Theory 1: major drought

• Theory 2: enemy tribe attacked

• Theory 3: aliens abducted them!

Kiva

Multiple Choice

What does pre-Colombian mean?

• before Colombus

• during Colombus

• after Colombus

Multiple Choice

What is NOT a theory of what happened to the people at Mesa Verde?

• Aliens abducted them

• Enemies attacked and killed them

• There were no more wild turkeys in the area to hunt

​2. Changes for Ancient Puebloans

• Used to be nomadic

• Nomad means always traveling

• Moved into sides of cliffs and made permanent homes

• Mesa Verde had enough water to stay

Multiple Choice

Mesa Verde is in which state?

• Colorado

• Utah

• Arizona

• New Mexico

Multiple Choice

What does nomad mean?

• has a permanent house

• hunter

• always traveling

​3. Ancient Pueblos Homes

• "Pueblo" means home

• Dug pithouses into the ground for storage

• Build kivas for ceremonies and meetings

Multiple Choice

A house dug into the ground supported by a log roof is a...

• pueblo

• pithouse

• kiva

​4. Ancient Puebloan Arts and Crafts

• baskets

• stone knives

• stone and shell jewelry

• Petroglyphs = stone carvings

• turkey bone tools

• turkey feather on clothes

Multiple Choice

A petroglyph is a...

​5. Food for Ancient Pueblos

• corn

• beans

• squash

• seeds

• hunted wild turkey

Multiple Select

Select 3 items that was food for ancient Puebloans:

6. Subsistence Economy

• Ancient Puebloans lived in a subsistence economy

• Each family worked hard to feed themselves

• No shopping at stores, no leftovers

• Traded sometimes

• Hunted and grew their own food

Multiple Choice

What does subsistence economy mean?

• People pay money to spend at stores

• People grow food and hunt to feed themselves

• People sell their jewelry and tools to make money

4 Corners

• 4 Southwest states with a quadripoint

• Quadripoint = 4 corners meet

• Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico

• Star shows capital city

Multiple Choice

What does quadripoint mean?

• star corners

• three corners

• four corners

• capital city