General
First known nickname for the Anasazi
The Basket Makers
Kivas were rooms made in this shape
round / circular
Mesa Verde was first discovered by two ___________
Cowboys / cowhands
True or False: The Pueblo people left evidence of their culture in writing.
False. They left pictures only.
Nickname for the Anasazi that refers to their age and/or wisdom
The Ancient Ones
The Anasazi were this type of culture/society before settling down and building cities
hunter/gather; nomadic
Archaeologists found evidence of Anasazi art/culture when they found remains of _______
pottery
The Anasazi people were also known as the ______ People, named after their distinct buildings
Pueblo
The most well known Anasazi site was called _______ ________
Mesa Verde
True or False: The Anasazi had a strong relationship with the ocean
False.
The Anasazi cities were discovered to be built into ________
canyons / cliffs
The Anasazi used _______ to move from one building to the next
Ladders
The Anasazi people were located in this geographic region of the united states
Southwestern United States
The Anasazi gathered as a community and practiced their religion in rooms called ______
Kivas
The nickname "the Ancient Ones" came from the ______ Indian word Anasazi
Navajo
It is believed the Anasazi raised these animals to consume as food
Turkey - gobble, gobble
The Anasazi people lived for around this long a period of time
Approximately 1,500 years
The Anasazi believed in many gods, making them _______
Polytheistic
Scientists believe the Anasazi "disappeared" for these two reasons
1. Drought 20 years without rain (water)
2. Incursion from other Indian peoples
There is evidence the Anasazi were a farming people. It is believed they grew these 5 crops
Tobacco, corn, beans, squash and cotton