Week 2: American Indians of the Southwest Quiz Practice

What are the three theories that could explain what happened to the ancient Puebloan.

• A drought occurred that made them move to another location.

• Joshua ate them.

• There was a battle and the victor took them captive.

• Aliens abducted them.

• The Puebloans were aliens who went back to their planet.

Archeologists have found many artifacts that help us learn about the Ancient Puebloans. Check all the Puebloan artifacts that are listed below.

• jewelry made from stones and shells

• knives made from stones

• letters that they wrote to each other

• artwork drawn and painted on walls

Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona form a ____________.

• Mesa Verde

• kiva

• Kokopelli

• quadripoint

• Green Table

What is the capital of Colorado?

• Salt Lake City

• Santa FE

• Mocorella

• Denver

• Pheonix

Ancient Puebloans grew crops such as __________________.

• grains, corn and fruit

• squash, fruit and cabbage

• beans, grains and carrots

• squash, corn and beans

The photo to the right is an example of a(n)

• Mesa

• pithouse

• adobe

• Nahtan's barbie doll house.

• pueblo

What is the capital of New Mexico?

• Phoenix

• Salt Lake City

• Santa Fe

• Denver

This photo is an example of __________________.

• A picture of Mr. C's students playing around.

• hieroglyphics

• kivas

• plateaus

• petroglyphs

Ancient Puebloans lived in a subsistence economy. This means __________.

• they hunted and gathered their food but did not farm

• they used money to buy food from a store

• each family worked hard to hunt, gather and grow enough food for themselves

• they grew food and traded among one another

What do we call groups or cultures who were here before Christopher Columbus?

• Archaic

• ancient

• ancestral

• pre-Columbian