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In which region do we find both the Wasatch and the Uinta Mountain ranges?
Great Basin
Colorado Plateau
Rocky Mountains
What is the highest mountain peak in Utah ?
Brian Head Peak
Kings Peak
Monroe Peak
Queens Peak
The Mountains are the most important source of what natural resource?
Coal
Timber for Lumber
Minerals
Water
What River connects Utah Lake to the Great Salt Lake flowing from South to North?
Colorado
Sevier
Jordan
Green
What two lakes are part of the Great Basin Region?
Lake Powell & Sevier Dry Lake
Great Salt Lake & Utah Lake
Bear Lake & Flaming Gorge
There are no lakes in the Great Basin
In what region are the three largest cities in Utah located?
Rocky Mountains
Colorado Plateau
Great Basin
Zions National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Capital Reef National Park, Arches National Park & Canyonlands National Park are all located in which region?
Colorado Plateau
Rocky Mountains
Great Basin
Which region provides recreational opportunities such as hunting, fishing, camping, and skiing?
Rocky Mountains
All regions provide these opportunities
Great Basin
Colorado Plateau
Kings Peak at 13,527 feet, and the highest point in Utah, is located in which mountain range?
Wasatch
Oquirrh
Uinta
Henry
Which River makes up the northern border of the Navajo reservation and flows into the Colorado River near Lake Powell?
Jordan
Sevier
Green
San Juan
In which region would you find both of Utah's major mountain chains?
Colorado Plateau
Great Basin
Rocky Mountains
The Great Salt Lake was once part of what gigantic prehistoric body of water?
Utah Lake
Lake Bonneville
The Pacific Ocean
Lake Powell
From the Native Americans of Utah Map, Which of the five historic tribes, ( Navajo, Shosone, Paiute, Goshute, Ute) were able to maintain (hold on to) most of their historic lands?
Goshute
Paiute
Shoshone
Navajo
Ute
Which of the five historic tribes originally had the most traditional land? was largest?
Paiute
Goshute
Ute
Navajo
Shoshone
What are the three regions in Utah?
Lake Bonneville, Rocky Mountains, and Great Basin
Great Salt Lake, Great Basin, Colorado Plateau
Rocky Mountain, Great Bain, Colorado Plateau
Montezuma Creek, Lake Bonneville, and San Juan River
What is a Region?
Family Dollar
places that have something in common
I don't know!
Something that has to do with geography
The Rocky mountains run from Western Canada all through the US.
Yes
No
What is a basins?
A dip in the Earth's surface
Rain, Hail, Sleet and Snow
Something about the earth surface.
Shaped like bowls, with sides higher than the bottom
What part of the US is the Great Basin located?
Northwest area of the US
West area of the US
Somewhere in Utah.
Southwest of the US.
What is a landform
Montezuma Creek
I don't know
describes a form of land.
describes how precipitation
3 regions of Utah
Great Basin, Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau
Great Basin, Wasatch Mountains, Colorado Plateau
Great Basin, Rocky Mountains, Colorado Valley
How does geography affect settlement (place to live)?
people choose places that meet their needs and wants
People choose pretty places
People choose big desserts
What industry grew thanks to Utah's geography?
mining, oil, farming/agriculture
government
services
Tribes of Utah are....
Paiutes, Goshutes, Utes, Navajos, Shoshones
Sioux, Gosiutes, Utes, Navajos, Shoshones
Paiutes, Gohiutes, Apache, Navajos, Shoshones
Paiutes, Cherokee, Utes, Navajos, Shoshones
Was it easy for Utah to become a state?
Yes
No
We don't know about that
The first people to explore Utah...
Mormons
Gold miners
Spanish Explorers (Padre Escalante & Dominguez)
Why was the golden spike important to Utah?
It connected east and west of the country
it connected south to north
These things happened to Native Americans because of more settlers coming to Utah:
They were forced to moved to reservations
They had to give up their way of life
They moved to a different country
They were welcome by the European settlers
What people came to Utah looking for fur?
Fur traders/trappers/mountain men.
pioners
mormons
spanish explorers
Native Americans & European Settlers had the same idea about nature.
True
False
What type of government did the mormon settlers have?
Theocracy - a church leader is the government leader
Democracy - People choose their leader
Groups of people called councils
Responsibilities of a citizen include
obey the law, vote, serve on a jury
break the law and free speech
break the laws
treat people bad and break the law
The rights of citizens include
free speech, choose a religion
choose a friend, be rude
free candy
break the law
Our government is a....
theocracy
republic
representative democracy
council
What branch makes laws?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
The 3 branches of government are...
judicial, executive, legislative
laws, making, selling
federal, state, city
What branch handles disagreements over laws?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
What branch carries out the laws
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
What are the roles of government?
Protects the rights of citizens
Maintains order within communities
Serves community needs
Protects the rights of their families only
I understand civic engagement (civismo) is something I can do to change something in my community.
True
False
A little
I don't know what civic engagement is
What are the three landform regions of Utah?
Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, and Volcanos
Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, and Volcanos
Great Salt Lake, Rocky Mountain, and Colorado River
Great Basin, Rocky Mountains, and Colorado Plateau
What is the name of Utah's ancient lake?
The Great Salt Lake
Lake Bonneville
Sevier lake
Utah Lake
Who were the first people in Utah?
Anasazi, Freemont, Paleo, and Archaic Tribes
Paleo, Ute, Paiute, Anasazi
Freemont, Ute, Anasazi, Shoshone
Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Navajo
How do we know about the Fremont and Anasazi tribes?
We have pictures of them.
We found artifacts and ruins.
They left a diary.
A movie was made about them.
Who were the Spanish Explorers that came to Utah?
Christopher Columbus and Ponce De Leon
Father Escalante and Ponce De Leon
Father Escalante and Father Dominguez
Father Dominguez and Father Columbus
Why did the Spanish Explorers come to Utah?
They were looking for a route from Santa Fe to Monterey.
They wanted more land for Spain.
They needed Native American slaves.
They liked to walk and explore.
When white men came to Utah, what Native American Tribes lived here?
Goshute, Sioux, Navajo, Ute, Cherokee
Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Shoshone, Navajo
Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Sioux, Navajo
Cherokee, Ute, Navajo, Sioux, Apache
Which of the following is NOT a famous Utah trapper?
Jedediah Smith
Jim Bridger
John. C. Fremont
Joseph Walker
Who were the Pioneers?
People who hunted and trapped beavers.
A group of people who came west looking for gold.
A group of people who moved west looking for a new home.
A basket ball team.
Who led the Pioneers to Utah?
Jedediah Smith
Brigham Young
Donald Trump
Father Dominguez
How do archaeologists help us learn about the past?
They dig things to make us feel good about it all.
They read history books to help others learn about the history.
They study history through artifacts, bones, and ruins.
They study history by reading past poems and stories.
What is the difference between a primary and a secondary source?
Primary sources are sources that young children can read. Secondary sources are written for adults.
Primary sources are sources made by the people who were there at the time. Secondary sources are created by someone who was not there at the time of an event.
Primary sources are sources made by young children of the past. Secondary sources are sources created by the children's parents.
Primary sources are sources from before the American Revolutionary War. Secondary sources are sources created after the American Revolution.
How do we learn about the first people to live in Utah?
We can look at the artifacts such as pottery and drawings that the prehistoric Native Americans left behind.
We can read the diaries that the prehistoric Native Americans left behind.
The prehistoric Native Americans kept a history of their people on paper that the tribes passed down.
The prehistoric Native Americans didn't exist.
How were Ancestral Puebloans different from groups that came before them.
They started hunting animals.
The Ancestral Puebloans didn't live in any dwellings.
The Ancestral Puebloans did not perform ceremonies.
They farmed the land instead stead of just hunting and gathering food.
Which are THREE correct facts about the Fremont people.
They grew tomatoes. They lived in pit houses. They hunted mountain lions.
They grew corn. They made small figures out of clay. The villagers took turns farming and hunting.
They lived in cliff dwellings. They hunted mammoths. They used bows and arrows to hunt.
They hunted mountain sheep. They ate spaghetti. They lived in mansions.
Which are the five historic tribes of Utah?
Cherokee, Navajo, Paiute, Goshute, Chippawa
Navajo, Paiute, Goshute, Ute, and Shoshone
Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Chippawa, Navajo
Cherokee, Ute, Paiute, Shoshone, and Goshute
Why did the five Utah tribes live differently?
They lived in different areas. Some lived in deserts and others in by mountains.
They were always at war with each other and didn't like the customs of the other tribes.
The tribes never met so they created their own independent customs.
They were all stuck up.
How do Native Americans view nature?
They didn't have much thought on it. Native Americans just did what they could to survive.
The Native Americans felt as though nature would get in their way. Nature was a fierce god to them who sometimes would take their food and shelter away.
Some Native Americans didn't care for nature, while others cared greatly.
Native Americans all had a great respect and reverence for nature.
What changes came to Native Americans as a result of newcomers?
Native Americans all lived in harmony with the newcomers.
Many Native Americans died from new illnesses and many were forced off their lands.
Native Americans were treated greatly by the newcomers, but they still didn't want the newcomers here.
Native Americans prospered as a result of the newcomers coming and teaching them new ways to live.
How do Native Americans keep their culture alive today?
Native Americans watch tv shows about their old customs in order to remember them.
Native Americans really don't keep their culture alive.
The Native Americans are encouraged not to keep their culture alive.
They still perform dances and play music, also holding powwows in order to keep their heritage alive.
Who is really the best teacher that ever existed?
Mr. Swanson
That one teacher you had that one year.
Choose this option at your own peril.
Sadly, I am picking this one just to make Mr. Swanson mad even though I know it's the wrong answer.
The name of our state, Utah, is named after what Native American Tribe?
Navajo
Utes
Goshute
Paiute
Shoshone
What nationality of explorers brought horses to what is now Utah?
Spanish
English
Mexican
French
The Shoshone, Utes, and Navajo tribes used horses for everything, but:
Hunting
Moving about
Carrying heavy loads
Rodeos
Which tribe lived in Tipis, that was perfect for people on the move. Click all that apply.
Navajo
Utes
Shoshone
The Shoshone believe the (a) people were their ancestors.
The Shoshone hunted (a) that roamed in the valleys. They used every part, no part of this animal was wasted.
The Shoshone used the buffalo hides and furs for: (Click all that apply)
robes
blankets
tipti covers
rugs
shields
This tribe lived mostly in Northwestern Utah, but were forced into the Fort Hall reservation in Idaho, leaving Utah behind.
Navajo
Ute
Shoshone
Paiute
This Utah Tribe lived in west-central part of Utah were called "Digger Indians" and were related to the Shoshone. One thing on the menu was roasted insects.
The Goshute
The Navajo
The Utes
The Paiutes
This tribe had an amazing knowledge of where to find food in the desert. They were plant experts.
Navajo
Utes
Shoshone
Goshutes
This tribe lived in the South-eastern part of the state. They lived in homes called Hogans.
Navajo
Utes
Goshute
Shoshone
This native tribe of Utah were sheepherders and weavers. They make and are still known for the beautiful rugs, blankets, and cloth they create.
Utes
Paiute
Cherekee
Navajo
This tribe lived in Southwestern Utah. They lived in Wickiups out of branches, juniper bark, and rushes.
Paiutes
Shoshone
Goshute
Navajo
This tribe was known as the "Gathering Tribe". They lived in small groups and each had a chief who was more like the leader of a family.
Navajo
Paiute
Ute
Shoshone
Father Dominguez and Father Escalante were (a) explorers.
Father Dominguea and Father Escalante were trying to find a way from?
Austin, Texas to Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico to Monterrey, California
Santa Fe, New Mexico to Salt Lake City, Utah
El Paso, Texas to Pheonix, Arizona
Etienne Provost was French-Canadian, who became a fur trapper in Utah. He spent much of his time in Utah Valley. He has a town named after him. It is?
Spanish Fork
Orem
Provo
Payson
This Explorer and Fur Trapper was credited with being the first 'American' to see the Great Salt Lake.
Jim Bridger
Etienne Provost
Peter Skene Odgen
John C. Fremont
Peter Skene Odgen has a city in Utah named after him. It is the city of????
(a)
This Mt. Man was credited with discovering the Great Salt Lake. He thought it was an arm of the Pacific Ocean. But he wasn't the first, it was later discovered that Etienne Provost found it first.
Jim Bridger
Etienne Provost
John C. Fremont
Peter Skene Ogden
This mountain man had the first 'outpost' in the area of mountain man rendezvous. He gave advice to Utah Pioneers.
Peter Skene Ogden
Etienne Provost
John C. Fremont
Jim Bridger
This Utah Explorer made 5 trips out to the West, not to blaze a new trail, but to mark and describe trails that already were there. He drew maps too.
Jim Bridger
John C. Fremont
Peter Skene Odgen
Etienne Provost
What Utah Explorer was called, "The Pathfinder", and helped to find a trail for the Transcontinental Railroad?
Jim Bridger
The Navajo Tribe
Peter Skene Odgen
John C. Fremont
What was the name of leader of the Mormon Pioneers?
Peter Skene Odgen
Brigham Young
John C. Fremont
Jim Bridger
In what year did the Mormon Pioneers arrive in area that is now called Utah?
1947
1847
1967
2001
What people did the Shoshone Tribe believe to be their ancestors?
Fremont People
The Navajo Tribe
The Anasazi
The Mormon Pioneers
On what day did the Transcontinental Railroad join together?
April 10, 1859
May 10, 1869
July 4, 1776
January 20, 1969
What was the name of the Railroad builder that was building from the West to East?
Central
Central Canadian
Railways
U.S. Railways
What was the name of the Railroad builder from the East?
Union Pacific
Central Railways
Atlantic Railways
Father Escalante and Father Dominguez said of Utah Valley, "It's the most beautiful, in New (a) "
Which of the following is the best meaning of history?
The story of the past
A primary source
A story your parents told you
Memories
What do places, people & objects have in common?
Each is a secondary source.
Each are inferences made by archeologists
Each has a history.
Each were destroyed in Hogup Cave.
How does archeology help us?
To learn many different songs.
To learn about the past.
To learn about wild animals.
To learn about the railroad.
How do we learn about history?
By using future inventions.
By using a map of Utah.
By using modern rock art.
By using primary & secondary sources.
How do we know that the first people to live in Utah were the Paleo-Indians followed by Archaic Indians?
By studying artifacts.
By studying newspapers left behind.
By interviewing Ancestral Puebloans.
By visiting Hovenweep.
Which prehistoric Indians lived in southeastern Utah?
Southwestern tribes
Adobe Indians
Kiva Paleos
Ancestral Puebloans
Where did Fremont People live?
In tree houses
Near Atlatis
All throughout Utah
In the Great Salt Lake
How are the Shoshone, Ute, Goshute, Paiute, & Navajo different than Paleo, Archaic, Ancestral Puebloan, & Fremont people?
Utes, Paiutes, Goshutes, Shoshone, & Navajo are Historic native groups.
Utes, Paiutes, Goshutes, Shoshone, & Navajo lived in Colorado.
Utes, Paiutes, Goshutes, Shoshone, & Navajo hunted for food.
Utes, Paiutes, Goshutes, Shoshone, & Navajo made rock art.
Which of the following most affected how historic Indians lived?
Jerky they dried in the sun.
Their rose symbols.
Grinding pine nuts into flour.
The locations where they lived.
What did each tribe create?
Maps of surrounding states.
Flyswatters made from horses tails.
Its own rich culture.
Roots of yucca to stop pain.
How do American Indians feel about the Earth?
The Earth belongs to anyone who claims it.
The Earth is nothing special.
There is no life on the Earth.
The Earth should be treated with respect.
How did newcomers affect life in Utah?
They brought changes to the Indians' way of life.
They taught the Bear Dance to children.
They decorated wickiups with symbols & pictures.
They forced the U.S. government to move off Indian lands.
What are Utah's Indians doing today?
Trying to forget their history.
Working to keep their cultures & traditions alive.
Living in powwows.
Always wearing their traditional clothing.
What is history
The news
DOGS!
The story of the past
What we learned about
What is an artifact?
Objects that people made or used and then left behind
Facts that are made of art
Something important to native americans
Why do we do archaeology?
To move around dirt
To look for dinosaurs
To look for clues about the past
To clean up the world
Do we need to protect artifacts?
YES
NO
Which ancient tribe came BEFORE the Archaic tribe?
Utes
Piutes
Fremont
Paleo
Chose the two tribes that came after the Archaic Indians
Fremont
Goshutes
Piutes
Ancestral Pueblo or Anasazi
What are the three sisters?
Three good friends
The Utes, Piutes, and Goshutes
Squash, Beans, and Corn
How do we know pre-historic people lived in Utah?
They told us!
There is cave art all around Utah
The rocks told us
The buffalo sang a song about it
What is a hunter-gatherer?
Someone who is named Hunter
A mountain man
People who need to hunt and gather for food.
What is an Atlatl?
A sharp weapon to hunt small animals for food
A book
A type of cave art
A house
Who were the native americans that lived during the ice age?
Archaic
Paleo
Fremont
Anasazi
If you were REALLY there what kind of source are you?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
What is the Utah State Emblem
The Beehive
The Pioneer
The Miner
The Honeycomb
What is the Utah State Bird?
The Bald Eagle
The Ringneck Pheasant
The California Gull
The Turkey
What is the Utah State Insect?
Mormon Cricket
Honeybee
Grasshopper
Box Elder Bug
What number of state is Utah in the United States?
35
42
9
45
The Ute, Shoshone, Navajo, Goshute, and Paiute are historic because...
we have written records about them
we learn about them in school
they wrote many history books
What is an artifact?
Objects that people made or used and then left behind
Facts that are made of art
Something important to native americans
What is an Atlatl?
A sharp weapon to hunt small animals for food
A book
A type of cave art
A house
If you were REALLY there what kind of source are you?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
If you have researched an event, but did not actually experience it yourself, what type of source are you?
Primary
Secondary
Prehistoric Means
Dinosaurs!
Before History
Cavemen
Before written records
Historic Means
Archaic
Has written records
Old people
Before the present
Who were the TWO prehistoric tribes?
Anasazi and the Puebloans
Fremont and Paleo
Anasazi and Fremont
Shoshone and Apache
What are the FIVE Historic Tribes of Utah?
Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Fremont, and Anasazi
Shoshone, Sioux, Cheyenne, Apache, and Blackfeet
Seminole, Pawnee, Lakota, Crow, and Utah
Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Navajo, and Shoshone
Who were the two Spanish Priests that explored the territory?
Father Escalante and Father Dominguez
Father Don Julio and Father Escobar
Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci
Father Cortes and Father Mendosa
Who was a famous Utah Mountain Man?
Hugh Glass
Etienne Provost
Davey Crockett
Jedidiah Simpson
The first people to live in what we call Utah were the
Paleo Indians
Navajo
Eskimos
Firestarters
People who move around to get their food by hunting and picking up food along the way are called
hunter gatherers
motorcycle gangs
Eskimos
Europeans
This tool helped hunters throw their spears farther and faster
atlatl
boomerang
pocketknife
frisbee
Many scientists think that Paleo Indians walked across a land bridge that once joined
Asia and North America
Europe and Africa
Asia and South America
Canada and Africa
The Archaic People were also called the
Desert Gatherers
Eskimos
Europeans
South Americans
When Paleo Indians first arrived to the land we called Utah, the climate was much _______ than it is today.
colder
hotter
more dangerous
safer
Archaic Indians stayed here for over ____________ years.
7,000
200,000
a million
a trillion
__________ is a type of clay that can be made into bricks.
Adobe
Lego
Plastic
Kiva
Hovenweep is a Paiute word that means
"deserted valley".
"one who builds houses"
"brick layer"
"storage area"
Some pit houses later became
kivas used for ceremonies and sacred rituals.
condominiums made for large families.
tepees.
hotels for the very wealthy.
This type of home was built by digging a large hole in the ground, kind of like a basement.
Pit house
Tepee
Wicki-up
Condominium
Most of the Fremont were
farmers
engineers
doctors
lawyers
The vegetables Fremont people called "three sisters" were
corn, beans, and squash
green beans, corn, and carrots
tacos, burritos, fajitas
cabbage, lima beans, and spinach
The ___________ is the land that Scientists think Paleo Indians walked across.
Bering Land Bridge
San Francisco Golden Gate
Okachobee
Mississippi
Prehistoric means
before recorded history
after recorded history
recording history again
drawing pictures on cave walls
Permanent homes means
they lived in one place and grew their own food.
they moved around a lot.
they knew how to play soccer.
they kept wooly mammoths in their houses.
Ancestral Pueblo people lived in southeastern Utah along the _____________ River.
San Juan
Mississippi
Colorado
Snake
Cliff houses gave shelter from
the hot sun.
alligators.
Tyrannosaurus Rex.
elephants.
Cliff houses protected people from their
enemies.
relatives.
teachers.
bosses.
______________ were made from adobe bricks.
Cliff Houses
Pit houses
Tepees
Wicki-ups
A _________ is a ritual or special act.
ceremony
farmer
sacred
plant
