Ancestral Puebolans
Vocabulary
Ancestral Pueblo/Mound Builders
Black History Month
Fun US History acts
100
In Spanish, the word pueblo means
a. village
b. Community
village
100
The word Climate refers to
a. the days of the week
b. weather
Weather
100
This person lives on a rock ledge or cliff wall.
a. Cliff dweller
b. Rock climber
Cliff dweller
100
Black History Month is celebrated for the whole month of
a. June
b. February
February
100
He was the First President who led the army during the Revolution. What is this person's name?
a. George Washington
b. Benjamin George Orpen
George Washington
200
In what years did the first Spanish explorers arrive in the Southwest?
a. 1500-1600
b. 1800-1900
1500-1600
200
In the unit After the Ancestral Puebloans, the word Game means
a. toys we play with
b. Animals that are hunted for sport and food.
Animals that are hunted for sport and food.
200
The word rhythmic in this story is similar to the word
a. sound
b. rhythm
rhythm
200
This person was the 44th President of the United States
a. Barack Obama
b. Jackie Robinson
Barack Obama
200
This person was the 16th U.S. President of the United States, and was the tallest U.S. president at 6'4". He also taught himself how to read and write. His face is on the $5.00 bill. Who is this person?
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Abraham Maslow
Abraham Lincoln
300
What group of people lived in the Four Corners area of the U.S. 1,500 years ago?
a. the Modoc people
b.The Ancestral Puebloans
The Ancestral Puebloans
300
A rocky flat-topped hill, the spanish word for table is called
a mosa
b. mesa
mesa
300
During the wet years, Corn was plentiful. The word plentiful means
a. very little
b. large amount
large amount
300
This person was a Black church leader who participated in and led marches for the right to vote, desegregation, labor rights, and other civil rights.
What is this important person's name?
a. Malcolm X
b. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
300
This landmark is so massive that it needs its own postal designation—it’s the exclusive home of the 10118 zip code! What is the name of this landmark?
a. Statue of Liberty
b. Circleline Landmark
Statue of Liberty
400
What was one cause of the Ancestral Puebloans’ decision to carve their houses into cliffs?
a. heavy rainfalls and flooding
b. dry, hot climate
dry, hot climate
400
a special, usual way a group of people (like a family, culture, or country) does something is known as a
a. Custom
b. Costume
Custom
400
In the dry years, the animals moved to places with more water to drink and more plants to eat.
True or false
True
400
This lady was an American civil rights activist. She is best known for her 1955 refusal to move from her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. What is her name?
a. Rosa Parks
b. Parkie Reese
Rosa Parks
400
In 1802, Thomas Jefferson received a massive 1,200-pound wheel of this particular food.
a. cookies
b. cheese
Cheese
500
How did the Ancestral Puebloans’ reaction to the climate shift over time?
a. They adapted to it, and then later they moved to a different area
b. They spoke to people already living in the area to ask for advice
They adapted to it, and then later they moved to a different area
500
A time before written history, or before people wrote things down, is called
a. Prehairistic
b. Prehistoric
Prehistoric
500
Adobe and bricks are considered the same
true false
False....why?
Brick and adobe are not the same. Brick is baked in a hot oven to harden it. Adobe is made from mud, straw, and other natural materials, and is dried in the sun, not baked. That is why they are different.
500
You will get an extra 100 points if you answer this question correctly:
True or false: The month of February has 31 days
False .... February has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, with the 29th day being called the leap day
500
Thousands of years ago, this group of people mixed ingredients such as ground-up eggshells and ashes to clean their teeth. It didn’t taste minty like ours—but it worked. Who are these people?
a. indians
b. Egyptians
Egyptians