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UTAH

Total questions: 154

Worksheet time: 6hrs 36mins

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Date
1.

In which region do we find both the Wasatch and the Uinta Mountain ranges? 

a)

Great Basin

b)

Colorado Plateau

c)

Rocky Mountains

2.

What is the highest mountain peak in Utah ? 

a)

Brian Head Peak

b)

Kings Peak

c)

Monroe Peak

d)

Queens Peak

3.

The Mountains are the most important source of what natural resource? 

a)

Coal

b)

Timber for Lumber

c)

Minerals

d)

Water

4.

What River connects Utah Lake to the Great Salt Lake flowing from South to North? 

a)

Colorado

b)

Sevier

c)

Jordan

d)

Green

5.

What two lakes are part of the Great Basin Region? 

a)

Lake Powell & Sevier Dry Lake

b)

Great Salt Lake & Utah Lake

c)

Bear Lake & Flaming Gorge

d)

There are no lakes in the Great Basin

6.

In what region are the three largest cities in Utah located? 

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Colorado Plateau

c)

Great Basin

7.

Zions National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Capital Reef National Park, Arches National Park & Canyonlands National Park are all located in which region? 

a)

Colorado Plateau

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Great Basin

8.

Which region provides recreational opportunities such as hunting, fishing, camping, and skiing? 

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

All regions provide these opportunities

c)

Great Basin

d)

Colorado Plateau

9.

Kings Peak at 13,527 feet, and the highest point in Utah, is located in which mountain range? 

a)

Wasatch

b)

Oquirrh

c)

Uinta

d)

Henry

10.

Which River makes up the northern border of the Navajo reservation and flows into the Colorado River near Lake Powell? 

a)

Jordan

b)

Sevier

c)

Green

d)

San Juan

11.

In which region would you find both of Utah's major mountain chains?

a)

Colorado Plateau

b)

Great Basin

c)

Rocky Mountains

12.

The Great Salt Lake was once part of what gigantic prehistoric body of water?

a)

Utah Lake

b)

Lake Bonneville

c)

The Pacific Ocean

d)

Lake Powell

13.

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? 

a)

Goshute

b)

Paiute

c)

Shoshone

d)

Navajo

e)

Ute

14.

Which of the five historic tribes originally had the most traditional land?  was largest? 

a)

Paiute

b)

Goshute

c)

Ute

d)

Navajo

e)

Shoshone

15.

What are the three regions in Utah?

a)

Lake Bonneville, Rocky Mountains, and Great Basin

b)

Great Salt Lake, Great Basin, Colorado Plateau

c)

Rocky Mountain, Great Bain, Colorado Plateau

d)

Montezuma Creek, Lake Bonneville, and San Juan River

16.

What is a Region?

a)

Family Dollar

b)

places that have something in common

c)

I don't know!

d)

Something that has to do with geography

17.

The Rocky mountains run from Western Canada all through the US.

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

What is a basins?

a)

A dip in the Earth's surface

b)

Rain, Hail, Sleet and Snow

c)

Something about the earth surface.

d)

Shaped like bowls, with sides higher than the bottom

19.

What part of the US is the Great Basin located?

a)

Northwest area of the US

b)

West area of the US

c)

Somewhere in Utah.

d)

Southwest of the US.

20.
Name this landform
a)
river
b)
plain
c)
mountain
d)
island
21.
Name this landform
a)
lake
b)
hill
c)
mountain
d)
island
22.

What is a landform

a)

Montezuma Creek

b)

I don't know

c)

describes a form of land.

d)

describes how precipitation

23.

3 regions of Utah

a)

Great Basin, Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau

b)

Great Basin, Wasatch Mountains, Colorado Plateau

c)

Great Basin, Rocky Mountains, Colorado Valley

24.

How does geography affect settlement (place to live)?

a)

people choose places that meet their needs and wants

b)

People choose pretty places

c)

People choose big desserts

25.

What industry grew thanks to Utah's geography?

a)

mining, oil, farming/agriculture

b)

government

c)

services

26.

Tribes of Utah are....

a)

Paiutes, Goshutes, Utes, Navajos, Shoshones

b)

Sioux, Gosiutes, Utes, Navajos, Shoshones

c)

Paiutes, Gohiutes, Apache, Navajos, Shoshones

d)

Paiutes, Cherokee, Utes, Navajos, Shoshones

27.

Was it easy for Utah to become a state?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

We don't know about that

28.

The first people to explore Utah...

a)

Mormons

b)

Gold miners

c)

Spanish Explorers (Padre Escalante & Dominguez)

29.

Why was the golden spike important to Utah?

a)

It connected east and west of the country

b)

it connected south to north

30.

These things happened to Native Americans because of more settlers coming to Utah:

a)

They were forced to moved to reservations

b)

They had to give up their way of life

c)

They moved to a different country

d)

They were welcome by the European settlers

31.

What people came to Utah looking for fur?

a)

Fur traders/trappers/mountain men.

b)

pioners

c)

mormons

d)

spanish explorers

32.

Native Americans & European Settlers had the same idea about nature.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What type of government did the mormon settlers have?

a)

Theocracy - a church leader is the government leader

b)

Democracy - People choose their leader

c)

Groups of people called councils

34.

Responsibilities of a citizen include

a)

obey the law, vote, serve on a jury

b)

break the law and free speech

c)

break the laws

d)

treat people bad and break the law

35.

The rights of citizens include

a)

free speech, choose a religion

b)

choose a friend, be rude

c)

free candy

d)

break the law

36.

Our government is a....

a)

theocracy

b)

republic

c)

representative democracy

d)

council

37.

What branch makes laws?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

38.

The 3 branches of government are...

a)

judicial, executive, legislative

b)

laws, making, selling

c)

federal, state, city

39.

What branch handles disagreements over laws?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

40.

What branch carries out the laws

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

41.

What are the roles of government?

a)

Protects the rights of citizens

b)

Maintains order within communities

c)

Serves community needs

d)

Protects the rights of their families only

42.

I understand civic engagement (civismo) is something I can do to change something in my community.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

A little

d)

I don't know what civic engagement is

43.

What are the three landform regions of Utah?

a)

Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, and Volcanos

b)

Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, and Volcanos

c)

Great Salt Lake, Rocky Mountain, and Colorado River

d)

Great Basin, Rocky Mountains, and Colorado Plateau

44.

What is the name of Utah's ancient lake?

a)

The Great Salt Lake

b)

Lake Bonneville

c)

Sevier lake

d)

Utah Lake

45.

Who were the first people in Utah?

a)

Anasazi, Freemont, Paleo, and Archaic Tribes

b)

Paleo, Ute, Paiute, Anasazi

c)

Freemont, Ute, Anasazi, Shoshone

d)

Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Navajo

46.

How do we know about the Fremont and Anasazi tribes?

a)

We have pictures of them.

b)

We found artifacts and ruins.

c)

They left a diary.

d)

A movie was made about them.

47.

Who were the Spanish Explorers that came to Utah?

a)

Christopher Columbus and Ponce De Leon

b)

Father Escalante and Ponce De Leon

c)

Father Escalante and Father Dominguez

d)

Father Dominguez and Father Columbus

48.

Why did the Spanish Explorers come to Utah?

a)

They were looking for a route from Santa Fe to Monterey.

b)

They wanted more land for Spain.

c)

They needed Native American slaves.

d)

They liked to walk and explore.

49.

When white men came to Utah, what Native American Tribes lived here?

a)

Goshute, Sioux, Navajo, Ute, Cherokee

b)

Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Shoshone, Navajo

c)

Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Sioux, Navajo

d)

Cherokee, Ute, Navajo, Sioux, Apache

50.

Which of the following is NOT a famous Utah trapper?

a)

Jedediah Smith

b)

Jim Bridger

c)

John. C. Fremont

d)

Joseph Walker

51.

Who were the Pioneers?

a)

People who hunted and trapped beavers.

b)

A group of people who came west looking for gold.

c)

A group of people who moved west looking for a new home.

d)

A basket ball team.

52.

Who led the Pioneers to Utah?

a)

Jedediah Smith

b)

Brigham Young

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Father Dominguez

53.

How do archaeologists help us learn about the past?

a)

They dig things to make us feel good about it all.

b)

They read history books to help others learn about the history.

c)

They study history through artifacts, bones, and ruins.

d)

They study history by reading past poems and stories.

54.

What is the difference between a primary and a secondary source?

a)

Primary sources are sources that young children can read. Secondary sources are written for adults.

b)

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.

c)

Primary sources are sources made by young children of the past. Secondary sources are sources created by the children's parents.

d)

Primary sources are sources from before the American Revolutionary War. Secondary sources are sources created after the American Revolution.

55.

How do we learn about the first people to live in Utah?

a)

We can look at the artifacts such as pottery and drawings that the prehistoric Native Americans left behind.

b)

We can read the diaries that the prehistoric Native Americans left behind.

c)

The prehistoric Native Americans kept a history of their people on paper that the tribes passed down.

d)

The prehistoric Native Americans didn't exist.

56.

How were Ancestral Puebloans different from groups that came before them.

a)

They started hunting animals.

b)

The Ancestral Puebloans didn't live in any dwellings.

c)

The Ancestral Puebloans did not perform ceremonies.

d)

They farmed the land instead stead of just hunting and gathering food.

57.

Which are THREE correct facts about the Fremont people.

a)

They grew tomatoes. They lived in pit houses. They hunted mountain lions.

b)

They grew corn. They made small figures out of clay. The villagers took turns farming and hunting.

c)

They lived in cliff dwellings. They hunted mammoths. They used bows and arrows to hunt.

d)

They hunted mountain sheep. They ate spaghetti. They lived in mansions.

58.

Which are the five historic tribes of Utah?

a)

Cherokee, Navajo, Paiute, Goshute, Chippawa

b)

Navajo, Paiute, Goshute, Ute, and Shoshone

c)

Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Chippawa, Navajo

d)

Cherokee, Ute, Paiute, Shoshone, and Goshute

59.

Why did the five Utah tribes live differently?

a)

They lived in different areas. Some lived in deserts and others in by mountains.

b)

They were always at war with each other and didn't like the customs of the other tribes.

c)

The tribes never met so they created their own independent customs.

d)

They were all stuck up.

60.

How do Native Americans view nature?

a)

They didn't have much thought on it. Native Americans just did what they could to survive.

b)

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.

c)

Some Native Americans didn't care for nature, while others cared greatly.

d)

Native Americans all had a great respect and reverence for nature.

61.

What changes came to Native Americans as a result of newcomers?

a)

Native Americans all lived in harmony with the newcomers.

b)

Many Native Americans died from new illnesses and many were forced off their lands.

c)

Native Americans were treated greatly by the newcomers, but they still didn't want the newcomers here.

d)

Native Americans prospered as a result of the newcomers coming and teaching them new ways to live.

62.

How do Native Americans keep their culture alive today?

a)

Native Americans watch tv shows about their old customs in order to remember them.

b)

Native Americans really don't keep their culture alive.

c)

The Native Americans are encouraged not to keep their culture alive.

d)

They still perform dances and play music, also holding powwows in order to keep their heritage alive.

63.

Who is really the best teacher that ever existed?

a)

Mr. Swanson

b)

That one teacher you had that one year.

c)

Choose this option at your own peril.

d)

Sadly, I am picking this one just to make Mr. Swanson mad even though I know it's the wrong answer.

64.

The name of our state, Utah, is named after what Native American Tribe?

a)

Navajo

b)

Utes

c)

Goshute

d)

Paiute

e)

Shoshone

65.

What nationality of explorers brought horses to what is now Utah?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Mexican

d)

French

66.

The Shoshone, Utes, and Navajo tribes used horses for everything, but:

a)

Hunting

b)

Moving about

c)

Carrying heavy loads

d)

Rodeos

67.

Which tribe lived in Tipis, that was perfect for people on the move. Click all that apply.

a)

Navajo

b)

Utes

c)

Shoshone

68.

The Shoshone believe the (a)   people were their ancestors.

69.

The Shoshone hunted (a)   that roamed in the valleys. They used every part, no part of this animal was wasted.

70.

The Shoshone used the buffalo hides and furs for: (Click all that apply)

a)

robes

b)

blankets

c)

tipti covers

d)

rugs

e)

shields

71.

This tribe lived mostly in Northwestern Utah, but were forced into the Fort Hall reservation in Idaho, leaving Utah behind.

a)

Navajo

b)

Ute

c)

Shoshone

d)

Paiute

72.

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.

a)

The Goshute

b)

The Navajo

c)

The Utes

d)

The Paiutes

73.

This tribe had an amazing knowledge of where to find food in the desert. They were plant experts.

a)

Navajo

b)

Utes

c)

Shoshone

d)

Goshutes

74.

This tribe lived in the South-eastern part of the state. They lived in homes called Hogans.

a)

Navajo

b)

Utes

c)

Goshute

d)

Shoshone

75.

This native tribe of Utah were sheepherders and weavers. They make and are still known for the beautiful rugs, blankets, and cloth they create.

a)

Utes

b)

Paiute

c)

Cherekee

d)

Navajo

76.

This tribe lived in Southwestern Utah. They lived in Wickiups out of branches, juniper bark, and rushes.

a)

Paiutes

b)

Shoshone

c)

Goshute

d)

Navajo

77.

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.

a)

Navajo

b)

Paiute

c)

Ute

d)

Shoshone

78.

Father Dominguez and Father Escalante were (a)   explorers.

79.

Father Dominguea and Father Escalante were trying to find a way from?

a)

Austin, Texas to Santa Fe, New Mexico

b)

Santa Fe, New Mexico to Monterrey, California

c)

Santa Fe, New Mexico to Salt Lake City, Utah

d)

El Paso, Texas to Pheonix, Arizona

80.

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?

a)

Spanish Fork

b)

Orem

c)

Provo

d)

Payson

81.

This Explorer and Fur Trapper was credited with being the first 'American' to see the Great Salt Lake.

a)

Jim Bridger

b)

Etienne Provost

c)

Peter Skene Odgen

d)

John C. Fremont

82.

Peter Skene Odgen has a city in Utah named after him. It is the city of????

(a)  

83.

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.

a)

Jim Bridger

b)

Etienne Provost

c)

John C. Fremont

d)

Peter Skene Ogden

84.

This mountain man had the first 'outpost' in the area of mountain man rendezvous. He gave advice to Utah Pioneers.

a)

Peter Skene Ogden

b)

Etienne Provost

c)

John C. Fremont

d)

Jim Bridger

85.

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.

a)

Jim Bridger

b)

John C. Fremont

c)

Peter Skene Odgen

d)

Etienne Provost

86.

What Utah Explorer was called, "The Pathfinder", and helped to find a trail for the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Jim Bridger

b)

The Navajo Tribe

c)

Peter Skene Odgen

d)

John C. Fremont

87.

What was the name of leader of the Mormon Pioneers?

a)

Peter Skene Odgen

b)

Brigham Young

c)

John C. Fremont

d)

Jim Bridger

88.

In what year did the Mormon Pioneers arrive in area that is now called Utah?

a)

1947

b)

1847

c)

1967

d)

2001

89.

What people did the Shoshone Tribe believe to be their ancestors?

a)

Fremont People

b)

The Navajo Tribe

c)

The Anasazi

d)

The Mormon Pioneers

90.

On what day did the Transcontinental Railroad join together?

a)

April 10, 1859

b)

May 10, 1869

c)

July 4, 1776

d)

January 20, 1969

91.

What was the name of the Railroad builder that was building from the West to East?

a)

Central

b)

Central Canadian

Railways

c)

U.S. Railways

92.

What was the name of the Railroad builder from the East?

a)

Union Pacific

b)

Central Railways

c)

Atlantic Railways

93.

Father Escalante and Father Dominguez said of Utah Valley, "It's the most beautiful, in New (a)   "

94.

Which of the following is the best meaning of history?

a)

The story of the past

b)

A primary source

c)

A story your parents told you

d)

Memories

95.

What do places, people & objects have in common?

a)

Each is a secondary source.

b)

Each are inferences made by archeologists

c)

Each has a history.

d)

Each were destroyed in Hogup Cave.

96.

How does archeology help us?

a)

To learn many different songs.

b)

To learn about the past.

c)

To learn about wild animals.

d)

To learn about the railroad.

97.

How do we learn about history?

a)

By using future inventions.

b)

By using a map of Utah.

c)

By using modern rock art.

d)

By using primary & secondary sources.

98.

How do we know that the first people to live in Utah were the Paleo-Indians followed by Archaic Indians?

a)

By studying artifacts.

b)

By studying newspapers left behind.

c)

By interviewing Ancestral Puebloans.

d)

By visiting Hovenweep.

99.

Which prehistoric Indians lived in southeastern Utah?

a)

Southwestern tribes

b)

Adobe Indians

c)

Kiva Paleos

d)

Ancestral Puebloans

100.

Where did Fremont People live?

a)

In tree houses

b)

Near Atlatis

c)

All throughout Utah

d)

In the Great Salt Lake

101.

How are the Shoshone, Ute, Goshute, Paiute, & Navajo different than Paleo, Archaic, Ancestral Puebloan, & Fremont people?

a)

Utes, Paiutes, Goshutes, Shoshone, & Navajo are Historic native groups.

b)

Utes, Paiutes, Goshutes, Shoshone, & Navajo lived in Colorado.

c)

Utes, Paiutes, Goshutes, Shoshone, & Navajo hunted for food.

d)

Utes, Paiutes, Goshutes, Shoshone, & Navajo made rock art.

102.

Which of the following most affected how historic Indians lived?

a)

Jerky they dried in the sun.

b)

Their rose symbols.

c)

Grinding pine nuts into flour.

d)

The locations where they lived.

103.

What did each tribe create?

a)

Maps of surrounding states.

b)

Flyswatters made from horses tails.

c)

Its own rich culture.

d)

Roots of yucca to stop pain.

104.

How do American Indians feel about the Earth?

a)

The Earth belongs to anyone who claims it.

b)

The Earth is nothing special.

c)

There is no life on the Earth.

d)

The Earth should be treated with respect.

105.

How did newcomers affect life in Utah?

a)

They brought changes to the Indians' way of life.

b)

They taught the Bear Dance to children.

c)

They decorated wickiups with symbols & pictures.

d)

They forced the U.S. government to move off Indian lands.

106.

What are Utah's Indians doing today?

a)

Trying to forget their history.

b)

Working to keep their cultures & traditions alive.

c)

Living in powwows.

d)

Always wearing their traditional clothing.

107.

What is history

a)

The news

b)

DOGS!

c)

The story of the past

d)

What we learned about

108.

What is an artifact?

a)

Objects that people made or used and then left behind

b)

Facts that are made of art

c)

Something important to native americans

109.

Why do we do archaeology?

a)

To move around dirt

b)

To look for dinosaurs

c)

To look for clues about the past

d)

To clean up the world

110.

Do we need to protect artifacts?

a)

YES

b)

NO

111.

Which ancient tribe came BEFORE the Archaic tribe?

a)

Utes

b)

Piutes

c)

Fremont

d)

Paleo

112.

Chose the two tribes that came after the Archaic Indians

a)

Fremont

b)

Goshutes

c)

Piutes

d)

Ancestral Pueblo or Anasazi

113.

What are the three sisters?

a)

Three good friends

b)

The Utes, Piutes, and Goshutes

c)

Squash, Beans, and Corn

114.

How do we know pre-historic people lived in Utah?

a)

They told us!

b)

There is cave art all around Utah

c)

The rocks told us

d)

The buffalo sang a song about it

115.

What is a hunter-gatherer?

a)

Someone who is named Hunter

b)

A mountain man

c)

People who need to hunt and gather for food.

116.

What is an Atlatl?

a)

A sharp weapon to hunt small animals for food

b)

A book

c)

A type of cave art

d)

A house

117.

Who were the native americans that lived during the ice age?

a)

Archaic

b)

Paleo

c)

Fremont

d)

Anasazi

118.

If you were REALLY there what kind of source are you?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

119.

What is the Utah State Emblem

a)

The Beehive

b)

The Pioneer

c)

The Miner

d)

The Honeycomb

120.

What is the Utah State Bird?

a)

The Bald Eagle

b)

The Ringneck Pheasant

c)

The California Gull

d)

The Turkey

121.

What is the Utah State Insect?

a)

Mormon Cricket

b)

Honeybee

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Box Elder Bug

122.

What number of state is Utah in the United States?

a)

35

b)

42

c)

9

d)

45

123.

The Ute, Shoshone, Navajo, Goshute, and Paiute are historic because...

a)

we have written records about them

b)

we learn about them in school

c)

they wrote many history books

124.

What is an artifact?

a)

Objects that people made or used and then left behind

b)

Facts that are made of art

c)

Something important to native americans

125.

What is an Atlatl?

a)

A sharp weapon to hunt small animals for food

b)

A book

c)

A type of cave art

d)

A house

126.

If you were REALLY there what kind of source are you?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

127.

If you have researched an event, but did not actually experience it yourself, what type of source are you?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

128.

Prehistoric Means

a)

Dinosaurs!

b)

Before History

c)

Cavemen

d)

Before written records

129.

Historic Means

a)

Archaic

b)

Has written records

c)

Old people

d)

Before the present

130.

Who were the TWO prehistoric tribes?

a)

Anasazi and the Puebloans

b)

Fremont and Paleo

c)

Anasazi and Fremont

d)

Shoshone and Apache

131.

What are the FIVE Historic Tribes of Utah?

a)

Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Fremont, and Anasazi

b)

Shoshone, Sioux, Cheyenne, Apache, and Blackfeet

c)

Seminole, Pawnee, Lakota, Crow, and Utah

d)

Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Navajo, and Shoshone

132.

Who were the two Spanish Priests that explored the territory?

a)

Father Escalante and Father Dominguez

b)

Father Don Julio and Father Escobar

c)

Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Father Cortes and Father Mendosa

133.

Who was a famous Utah Mountain Man?

a)

Hugh Glass

b)

Etienne Provost

c)

Davey Crockett

d)

Jedidiah Simpson

134.

The first people to live in what we call Utah were the

a)

Paleo Indians

b)

Navajo

c)

Eskimos

d)

Firestarters

135.

People who move around to get their food by hunting and picking up food along the way are called

a)

hunter gatherers

b)

motorcycle gangs

c)

Eskimos

d)

Europeans

136.

This tool helped hunters throw their spears farther and faster

a)

atlatl

b)

boomerang

c)

pocketknife

d)

frisbee

137.

Many scientists think that Paleo Indians walked across a land bridge that once joined

a)

Asia and North America

b)

Europe and Africa

c)

Asia and South America

d)

Canada and Africa

138.

The Archaic People were also called the

a)

Desert Gatherers

b)

Eskimos

c)

Europeans

d)

South Americans

139.

When Paleo Indians first arrived to the land we called Utah, the climate was much _______ than it is today.

a)

colder

b)

hotter

c)

more dangerous

d)

safer

140.

Archaic Indians stayed here for over ____________ years.

a)

7,000

b)

200,000

c)

a million

d)

a trillion

141.

__________ is a type of clay that can be made into bricks.

a)

Adobe

b)

Lego

c)

Plastic

d)

Kiva

142.

Hovenweep is a Paiute word that means

a)

"deserted valley".

b)

"one who builds houses"

c)

"brick layer"

d)

"storage area"

143.

Some pit houses later became

a)

kivas used for ceremonies and sacred rituals.

b)

condominiums made for large families.

c)

tepees.

d)

hotels for the very wealthy.

144.

This type of home was built by digging a large hole in the ground, kind of like a basement.

a)

Pit house

b)

Tepee

c)

Wicki-up

d)

Condominium

145.

Most of the Fremont were

a)

farmers

b)

engineers

c)

doctors

d)

lawyers

146.

The vegetables Fremont people called "three sisters" were

a)

corn, beans, and squash

b)

green beans, corn, and carrots

c)

tacos, burritos, fajitas

d)

cabbage, lima beans, and spinach

147.

The ___________ is the land that Scientists think Paleo Indians walked across.

a)

Bering Land Bridge

b)

San Francisco Golden Gate

c)

Okachobee

d)

Mississippi

148.

Prehistoric means

a)

before recorded history

b)

after recorded history

c)

recording history again

d)

drawing pictures on cave walls

149.

Permanent homes means

a)

they lived in one place and grew their own food.

b)

they moved around a lot.

c)

they knew how to play soccer.

d)

they kept wooly mammoths in their houses.

150.

Ancestral Pueblo people lived in southeastern Utah along the _____________ River.

a)

San Juan

b)

Mississippi

c)

Colorado

d)

Snake

151.

Cliff houses gave shelter from

a)

the hot sun.

b)

alligators.

c)

Tyrannosaurus Rex.

d)

elephants.

152.

Cliff houses protected people from their

a)

enemies.

b)

relatives.

c)

teachers.

d)

bosses.

153.

______________ were made from adobe bricks.

a)

Cliff Houses

b)

Pit houses

c)

Tepees

d)

Wicki-ups

154.

A _________ is a ritual or special act.

a)

ceremony

b)

farmer

c)

sacred

d)

plant