Arizona's First People

Why did the Hohokam build canals?

• To float toy boats in

• To float on rafts

• To bring water to the desert valley

• They were bored

What tools did the Hohokam have to build the canals?

• Picks and shovels

• Tractors

• Shovels

• Flat stones

How did the first people in Arizona survive?

• They went to the grocery store.

• They ONLY gathered fruit, nuts, and seeds.

• They were hunters and gatherers who followed the food supply.

Where did the Hohokam people live?

• desert

• forest

• mountain

• plateau

What kind of shelter did the Hohokam build?

• pithouses and watch tower

• pithouses and apartment style houses

• Kiva and Cliff Dwelling

What was the Casa Grande?

• A large Hohokam village that means "big house".

• A small house built underground.

• A watch tower built for protection.

• A pithouse built below ground.

The Hohokam were the first ancient people to ______.

• Use irrigation to water crops

• Build homes from wood

• Farm the land

• Paint on pottery

The Hohokam lived in the desert region. How did they get sea shells?

• They traveled to the ocean

• They found them in lakes

• The created them from mud

• They traded with other tribes

The Mogollon lived mostly in the __________.

• a: Plains

• b: Mountains

• c: Grasslands

• d: Hills

How did the Mogollon buildings evolve?

• a: They went from living in large rectangular houses to living in tents

• b: They went from living in kivas to pit houses

• c: They went from living in pit houses to rectangular houses

• d: They went from living in tents to living in pit houses