Vocabulary
Archaeology
Prehistoric Indians
Historic Indians
Native Culture
100
Pertaining to a time before recorded history.
What is prehistoric?
100
A scientist who studies prehistoric people and their cultures.
What is an archaeologist?
100
These Indians lived in cliff dwellings made of adobe bricks.
Who were the Anasazi?
100
This Indian tribe lives in Hogans (desert igloos) and herd sheep.
Who are the Navajo?
100
The beliefs, arts, and lifestyle of a group.
What is culture?
200
Thinly scattered; not thick or dense.
What is sparse?
200
Any handmade object from an earlier time.
What is an artifact?
200
The earliest group of people we know of in Utah.
Who were the Paleo-Indians?
200
This Indian tribe lives in teepees, rode horses, and occupied most of Utah's land.
Who are the Ute?
200
A child, grandchild, great-grandchild, etc.
What is a descendant?
300
The mass movement of people from one locality (place) to another.
What is migration?
300
To conclude from facts or premises.
What is to infer?
300
An invention of the Archaic Indians; a slingshot-like device that allowed hunters to hurl projectiles like spears farther and with more power.
What is an atlatl?
300
These Indians lived in the desert in wicki-ups and dug for roots for food; known as the "root-diggers."
Who are the Goshute?
300
A wall or cave painting left behind by an ancient people.
What is a petroglyph?
400
Changes that improve your chances of survival.
What is adaptation?
400
The name of the cave here in Utah FULL of Fremont artifacts and history.
What is Danger Cave?
400
These Indians lived in pit houses and occupied most of the Great Basin.
Who were the Fremont?
400
This tribe made their homes in Northern Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming; lived in teepees and rode horses.
Who are the Shoshone?
400
A long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting.
What is tradition?
500
To look upon with contempt or disgust.
What is disdain?
500
The name of the famous fictional hero and archaeologist Mr. Sessions used in his slides; played by Harrison Ford.
Who is Indiana Jones?
500
These Indians were nomadic, yet still knew how to build basic shelters and gather food.
Who were the Archaic Indians?
500
This tribe lived in the deserts in Southwest Utah; lived in wicki-ups and gathered nuts for food.
Who are the Paiute?
500
EVIL POKEMON TEAM ALERT
In Pokémon: Black & White, this evil group was going around trying to force people to release their Pokémon (even though they were secretly stealing them for themselves).
What is Team Plasma?
