Colorado Studies Weekly 6

Early Puebloan people believed their ancestors who died lived in the center of the Earth

• True

• False

The homes of these ancient people, called "sipapus," had holes in the floors, which were used for religious purposes

• True

• False

Although the Ute American Indians used to live in all parts of our state, they now only have their headquarters in two Colorado towns, which are Towaoc and Ignacio

• True

• False

The pit houses of the earlier Ancient Puebloan people

• were one-room houses

• were where these natives sometimes buried their dead under the flooring

• had cone-shaped roofs made from poles

• all of these answers are correct

The later Puebloans built homes called kivas. Some characteristics of them were _____

(select all correct answers)

• they were build in the sides of cliffs

• they were used mostly for religious purposes

• they had fire pits at the center

• they were easily taken down when these nomadic natives traveled

Our Colorado plant, the prickly pear cactus, lives mostly in the dry areas of our state and ______

(select all correct answers)

• has fruit, which are sold and used for food

• is only used for decoration and as food for livestock

• is sometimes called the Indian fig

• contains a blue dye, which is used for manufacturing clothing

In Mesa Verde, Colorado, the largest cliff dwelling is called

• Cliff Palace

• Anasazi

• Long Houses

• Castle Rock

The largest cliff dwelling was constructed between A.D. 1100 and A.D. 1290 by the ______

• Anasazi

• Cliff Palace

• Utes

• Arapahoes

The home of the Anasazi were constructed under

• cliffs

• mesas

• knolls

• long houses

What were the flats lands covered with juniper tress and grass called where the Anasazi built their homes?

• mesas

• knolls

• cliffs

• long houses