Vocabulary
What is the time called before people started writing about events?
prehistoric
Who left behind pottery, shelters, and tools?
Native Americans
Who was one of the earliest settled groups?
Mogollon
What are scientists called who study artifacts?
archeologists
Why do scientists think Native Americans moved away?
drought
What were Native Americans called who had to hunt meat and gather plants to eat?
Hunters and gatherers
What is it called when a place doesn't get rain for a very long time?
drought
Why did Native Americans have more time for things like weaving blankets, making baskets, making pottery, building stronger shelters, and trading with other villages?
They started growing crops.
Why didn't hunters and gathers build homes?
They were constantly moving.
What is the Spanish word for a village?
pueblo
What are the Casa Grande ruins?
artifacts left of the largest Hohokam pueblo
Who were the first people to live in Arizona? (Hint: "Native Americans" is not the correct answer.)
Hunters and gatherers
What are the Ancestral Puebloans' religious ceremonies called?
kivas
Which people had pit houses?
Patayan, Hohokam, and Mogollon
What allowed the Native American people a chance to stay in one place and build homes?
growing crops