Tribes of the Southwest Desert

Which is NOT a tribe of the Southwest Desert?

• Hopi
• Zuni
• Navajo
• Cheyenee

An underground room where dancers would wait before the dance began was called a...

• kiva
• travois
• underworld
• kachina

What was the purpose for the Snake Dance?

• to eat snakes
• to hope for rain
• to hope for sun
• to prove strength

What was the focus for the Hopi and Zuni tribes?

• farming
• dancing
• raising sheep
• hunting

Which tribe focused on raising sheep?

• Zuni
• Apache
• Navajo
• Hopi

What does Anasazi mean?

• "The New Ones"
• "The Old Ones"
• "Native Americans"
• "The Smart Ones"

The Anasazi lived in the land that we now call the Four Corners, where the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and ____________ meet.

• Kansas

• Wyoming

• Utah

• Missouri

The climate of the Southwest Desert was, and still is,

• dry and hot

• wet and rainy

• sunny and windy

• Cold

The Hopi and Zuni developed an ____________ system to water their crops.

• stream

• pond

• hose

• irrigation

Kachinas were not meant to be toys. They were given to children to teach them about __________ and ___________.

• caretaking and animals

• history and religion

• science and math

• dancing and sportsmanship