Land
Explorers
Early People
Homes
American Indians
100
Utah's highest point
What is King's Peak ?
100
Two Catholic friars who came to Utah in 1776
Who were Silvestre Velez de Escalante and Francisco Atanasio Dominguez?
100
Earliest people we know of who lived in Utah
Who are the Paleo-Indians?
100
Built partly underground *Underrground room fro religious ceremonies
What were pit houses? *What is a kiva?
100
Lived in one area most of the time, made bowls and baskets and mainly in the south east portion of Utah
Who are Navajo?
200
Utah's Lowest Point
What is Beaverdam Creek?
200
Great storyteller and a blacksmith before fur trapper
Who was Jim Bridger ?
200
Navajo word that means "ancient ones"
What is Anaszi ?
200
Tall apartment like buildings carved into the sides of cliffs
What are cliff dwellings or cliff houses?
200
Buffalo were important to these two tribes that occupied the north and west portion of Utah
Who are the Shoshone and the Ute Indians?
300
Ancient Lake that once covered much of Utah
What is Lake Bonneville?
300
One of the most famous mountain men that wrote a book about his life. Though born a slave, he was an explorer, miner, army scout, and businessman.
Who was James Beckwourth?
300
Made small figures out of clay to look like people
Who were the Fremont people?
300
Filled with happiness and the door facing east, made of logs and earth
What is a hogan?
300
Lived on the hot desert land, men wore breechcloth and women wore aprons or grass skirts
Who are Goshute Indians?
400
Major river named for Utah's eastern neighbor
What is the Colorado River?
400
Took the Bible with him everywhere he went, was attacked by a Grizzley Bear and had his ears and scalp almost all the way off
Who was Jedediah Smith?
400
Moved from place to place all during the year gathering food, also used a weapon known as the Atlatl
Who were the Desert Gatherers or Archaic Indians?
400
Made with branches and brush and covered with animal skins
What are wicki-ups?
400
Lived in the southwest portion of Utah and farmed corn, squash, beans, sunflowers and melons
Who are the Paiute tribe?
500
Mountain range running north to south through central Utah
What is the Wasatch Mountain Range?
500
Kept a daily journal and described the valley as a "hole" and swarming with huge black crickets
Who was Peter Skene Ogden?
500
Did not stay in one place but followed animals wherever they went and killed them for food
What are Nomadic Hunters?
500
Portable and made of buffalo skins and tall poles
What is a tepee?
500
The way to start the day according to those who found harmony in nature
What is go outside and face east and greet the sun with a blessing, chant, or song?
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