WorksheetsPeople of the Desert (Southwest Indians)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
All of the following tribes were mentioned in the video "People of the Desert" EXCEPT:
Ute (Pronounced YOU-T)
Yucca (Pronounced YUCK-UH)
Hopi (Pronounced HOE-PEE)
Pima (Pronounced PEE-MUH)
According to the video, what does Anasazi (Pronounced AN-UH-SAHH-ZEE) mean?
Desert Dwellers
Cactus Flowers
Pueblo People
the Ancient Ones
The Anasazi left behind pictures on rock art but no
(a)
The video tells us that after 1000 years of steady development, the Anasazi began to build their largest buildings, like Pueblo (POO-EB-LOW) Benito (BUH-KNEE-TOE) which may have held at least how many people?
1000
500
5000
10,000
At one point, the Anasazi began to build their homes and cities high in what?
trees
mesas
cliffs
mountains
What type of rock did the Anasazi sharpen the tools on?
(a)
At the beginning of the video, Akeena (Pronounced AH-KEY-NUH) and his father are hunting. The animal they are hunting has been hard to find because Akeena says "...the rains have not come in many passings of the moon, and the creeks are nearly dry..." To Akeena, a "passing of a moon" MOST LIKELY means
(a)
Rabbit fur is the favorite of Akeena's
father, Tocama. (Pronounced TOE-CAW-MUH)
mother.
sister, Shevah. (Pronounced SHE-VUH)
uncle.
What was the name of the game Akeena's family played
(a)
While with the traders, Akenna sees a beautiful shell and red coral. The traders tell him it has come from "...a great body of water, far to the west..." Because the Anaszai are from the Southwest, the "great body of water" west of them would have MOST LIKELY have been the
Atlantic Ocean.
Gulf of Mexico.
Great Lakes.
Pacific Ocean.
