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Meet the Anasazi People

Meet the Anasazi People. Click on the Kokopelli to begin your journey. Listen for details about who the Anasazi people were. Where did they live? When did they live? What made their homes unique? What happened to the people of that culture?. Who were the Anasazi ?.

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Meet the Anasazi People

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  1. Meet the Anasazi People • Click on the Kokopelli to begin your journey. Listen for details about who the Anasazi people were. • Where did they live? • When did they live? • What made their homes unique? • What happened to the people of that culture?

  2. Who were the Anasazi? Their tribes evolved from nomadic to sedentary They are the ancestors of the modern- day Pueblo Indians.

  3. Location of the Anasazi They lived in an area called the FOUR CORNERS where the states of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado come together.

  4. Anasazi history • Archaeologists identified the Anasazi culture through artifacts found in the ancient dwellings • The earliest traces of the Anasazi were discovered to be from year 1 A.D. to 1300 A.D

  5. Anasazi Villages The Anasazi created what Archeologists refer to as “Kivas”. Kivas are communal, above ground buildings that belonged to an individual families or entire clans Used for Religious Ceremonies

  6. Pictographs • Pictures of • Sun/Moon • Animals • Hunting

  7. Anasazi Pottery Archeologists found SHARDS (pieces) of pottery while digging in Mesa Verde

  8. Time to Test Your Brain Power! Go to the next slide for a question about the Anasazi people. Choose your answer by clicking on the Kokopelli figure next to your selection. Find out if you are ready for a visit to Mesa Verde!

  9. The Anasazi people lived a the part of the United States called __________. Question 1: the southwest zone the Four Corners Anasazi Park

  10. Question 2: Drawings carved into stone are called _____________. pottery petroglyphs kivas

  11. Question 3: Which of the following designs were not carved into petroglyphs? sun and moon kivas animals they hunted

  12. Question 4: The Anasazi people used their special round rooms called kivas for _________. religious ceremonies storing food for winter both of the above

  13. Question 5: The archaeologist found shards of Anasazi pottery while she was digging. Shards probably means ____________. clean whole pieces

  14. Question 6: The narrator called a kiva a chamber. A synonym for chamber is _____________. a ruin a room a jail

  15. Aren't you bright? Of course, you're right!

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  17. Aren't you bright? Of course, you're right!

  18. Aren't you bright? Of course, you're right!

  19. Aren't you bright? Of course, you're right!

  20. Oops! Wrong answer. Try again!

  21. You did such a good job answering the Anasazi quiz, it’s time for you to examine some artifacts. Grab your archaeologist tools and take a look at some discoveries! Click on the hunter to continue through the slides! artifact adventure!

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