Vocabulary
prehistoric
How long ago do scientists believe people were living in this land we now call Utah?
11,000 or 12,000 years ago
The Archaic Indians would dig pits in the ground to store their ___________.
food
Anasazi
True or false? The Anasazi replaced the atlatl with the bow and arrow.
true
What does paleo mean?
ancient
Why did the size of Native Americans' weapons change over time?
the animals they were hunting were smaller and faster
The Archaic Indians learned to make fishhooks out of...
bone
The type of houses that the Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi) first lived in were called...
pit houses
What material did the Fremont people use to make bags for carrying things?
animal skins
These were paintings on rock walls.
pictograph
Another name for the Paleo Indians was...
The Ancient Ones
What was the tool called that the Archaic Indians would use to throw spears?
atlatl
In which part of Utah did the Ancestral Puebloans live?
Southeastern Utah
Adding mud to a woven basket and baking it would make the basket...
waterproof
What were pictures called that were made by carving symbols into a rock wall?
petroglyph
If you moved around to hunt and collect food, you were known as...
hunter-gatherers
How long did Archaic Indians live in the land we now call Utah?
7,000 years
What were the "three sisters" that the Anasazi would eat?
corn, beans, and squash
People who move around instead of living in one place are called...
nomads
What word means "born in a place" or "belonging to a place"?
native
Scientists think that the Paleo Indians may have arrived on this continent by walking across this.
Bering Land Bridge
The Four Corners area, where the Anasazi lived, is where these four states meet:
Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado
What would the Anasazi use to grind up corn and seeds?
metate
True or false? The Anasazi and Fremont knew how to make pottery.
true