Anasazi Indians Study Guide
Where did the Anasazi Indians live?
Grand Canyon
What is the region of the Grand Canyon that the Anasazi Indians lived in called today?
Mesa Verde National Park
Who were the Anasazi Indians?
Native American Indians that lived in the Grand Canyon
What did the Anasazi pueblo homes on the sides of the mesas protect them from?
Protection from weather and attackers.
What are pueblo homes made from?
Rocks and clay
What is a cliff?
The high, steep face of a mountain or rock
What was the special underground room used for?
The kiva was used for religious purposes
What is technology?
The use of skills, ideas and tools
What did the Anasazi grow?
They grew corn, beans and squash. They also raised turkeys.
What did the Anasazi live in?
They lived in the cliffs (cliff dwellers). They built their pueblo homes on the sides of the mesas.
What is an example of a natural resource the Anasazi used?
They used the yucca plant leaves to make sandals and clothing.
What was the Anasazi's dry environment that they lived in called?
A desert
What is a desert?
A dry environment where little rain falls down
What is an artifact?
A human-made object left behind by a group
What was the special underground room called?
A kiva
What is a mesa?
A landform that looks like a high, flat table