The mound builders
What was the occupation of the mound builders
farmers
The Anasazi used what for the first time in the United States
kivas
Who were the only type of people allowed in kivas
men
Where were artifacts found
parks and states
Where did Mound Builders live
settled communities
The Anasazi community was located in what area
the four corners
Where did the anasazi live
the southwest region of the US
What are the four present day states that make up the four corners
Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado
Why did they live East of the Mississippi
Because the land was rich in forests, fertile soil, lakes and rivers
Why were the Anasazi called cliff dwellers
Because they carved houses out of cliffs
Where did the Inuit people live
Canada
What crop did the Anasazi grow
Corn, squash, pumpkins and beans
Where did most of the Mound Builders live
East of the Mississippi
Why were some mounds built
For burial places, to honor animal spirits
What were the traditional houses built by the Inuit called
Igloos which are built with blocks of packed snow
How did the Mound Builders build thousands of mounds
In many different shapes
Anasazi cliff dwellings are protected as part of what in present day Colorado
Mesa Verda
The Anasazi build apartment style houses on top of what?
Mesas
What artifacts were used by the mound builders
Mica, Copper, Seashells and Knives
What were the three main groups of mound builders
Mississippians, Hopewell, Adena
Where do the Inuit make their homes today
Near the Artic Ocean from Alaska through Canada and on to Greenland
Why did many of the mounds have platforms
So they could hold religious ceremonies on the mounds
What does the word Mesa mean in Spanish
Table
What cliff dwelling has 150 rooms and 23 kivas
The Cliff Palace
What happened to the Anasazi culture around the 1100s
The cultured reached its height and something mysterious happened and they abandoned their villages
What does the word Anasazi mean
The old ones
What is the meaning of the word Inuit
The people
What present day peoples of the southwest are believed to be descendents of the Anasazi
The pueblo people including the Hopi
Archaelologists tell us what about the Mound Builders
The were organized
How did the Anasazi bring water to their crops
They dug ditches
How did the Inuit adapt to life in the cold
They hunted whales, walruses and seals and developed the Kayak
Why do you see large overhanging rocks within cliff dwellings
They protect cliff dwellers from bad weather
The Anasazi had what type of occupation
They were farmers
Artifacts tell us what was important to the mound builderw
Trade
What is a kiva
a large underground room where religious ceremonies are held
What is a ceremony
an activity done for a special purpose or event
What are the Inuit known for creating
beautiful sculptures
What was the mound builders main crop
corn
How high does the mound at Cahokia in Illinois rise
100 feet as tall as a ten story building
Who long did the Mound builders culture last
2, 500 years
When did the Mound Builders culture begin
3000 years ago
What is one theory about why the Anasazi abandoned their villages
A drought and streams dried up
How did the Inuit travel from Asia to North America
Across the Bering Strait