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Destination: Ancient Southwest

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Native Americans

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1.  After the Archaic peoples (who lived 6000 BC to 100AD), there were five main Ancient Southwest groups who lived and dispersed before European explorers ever arrived. Who were these five groups? And what regions did they each live in?

2.  Did they all speak the same language?

3.  The earliest peoples in North America were nomadic - big game hunters during the Ice Age, followed then by nomadic hunters and gatherers. When the five groups emerged, what four developments made them different from their predecessors.

4.  The Basketmakers were a transitional group living from 100-500AD in the Ancient Southwest. What did these Basketmakers trade for from tribes in Mexico that changed life in North American forever?

5.  By 500AD, the Basketmakers, ancestors of the Anasazi, began making three important innovations. What were they?

6.  Goods moved from Mexico to the five main groups in the Southwest – how did they know where to travel to trade?

7.  Pottery was one of the most beautiful innovations of the Ancient Ones. Draw a Mimbres bowl and a black on red geometric pitcher on the reverse.

8.  What is a kiva? How do you get into it? What is it used for?

9.  Mesa Verde is famous for its large and small cliff dwelling sites. Draw a picture on the reverse of the Mesa Verde ruin you find the most interesting, including the rock arch and floor of the cliff as part of your drawing.

10.  Chaco Canyon is also a large, impressive building site with many pueblos. Draw the floor plan of Pueblo Bonito on the reverse. How many rooms did it once have to hold mow many people?

11.  Why do you think the Anasazi left their villages and towns? Where did they go? What new name is being given to them that is related to where they went?

12.  If you could travel back in time to live in the Ancient Southwest, which people and place would you chose to live with – and why?

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Dinosaurs and

Petrified Forests

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1.  What continents in the world have Dinosaurs been found on?

2.  When was their ancient reign?

3.  Name the states in the Southwest where dinosaur bones have been found:

4.  Who finds dinosaur fossils?

5.  Name nine plant eating dinosaurs who lived in the Ancient Southwest:

6.  Name three flesh eating dinosaurs who lived in the Ancient Southwest:

7.  What type of dinosaur bones was first discovered in North America? When? And did this same type of dinosaur live in the Ancient Southwest?

8.  What are the largest and smallest dinosaurs found to date in the Southwest? How big were they?

9.  Who researches dinosaurs today and where do they work?

10.  Where is the largest known accumulation of petrified logs in the world?

11.  What events cause wood to petrify? Tell us the entire process.

12.  What types of crystals formed in petrified trees in the Southwest?

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Geology and

Earth Sciences

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1.  Name the most famous canyon in the Southwest. What is its length and depth?

2.  What natural forces formed this huge canyon, and how old is it?

3.  In the Southwest there are unusual ancient red rock arches spanning hundreds of feet like rainbows, only touching the ground on either end. What are these arches made of? How are they formed? And where are they most commonly found?

4.  What minerals are mined in the Southwest? Are any dangerous?

5.  What and where is the Colorado Plateau?

6.  Name the two main rivers in the Southwest and where they meet the sea:

7.  Ancient peoples watched the starry night sky and built stone calendars that helped them mark time. What types of stone calendars were made in the Ancient Southwest?

8.  What do scientists think the Ancient Ones measured with their calendars?

9.  Where is the Sonoran Desert?

10.  What other deserts are in the Southwest, and where?

11.  What was the Ancient Southwest climate like during the Age of the Dinosaurs?

12.  How is it different today?

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Southwest Artists

And Plants

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1.  Look at the Southwest art works online, and then name five well-known 19th-20th century artists who painted the amazing landscapes of the Southwest.

2.  Photographers have also sought to capture the dramatic beauty of the Southwest. Look at their work online and name four photographers who helped the world better understand the human and physical life of the Southwest.

3.  Draw on the reverse a copy of the painting or photograph you liked the best. What is it about that work that you like?

4.  What is the earliest art form from the Ancient Southwest that can be hundreds of feet across, and is still visible today? Why do you think they made it?

5.  What types of ancient arts and crafts are today’s Pueblos carrying into the future?

6.  What do Navajo and Pueblo weavers obtain to make natural dyes for their weavings and which members of their tribes do what kind of weavings?

7.  Name the flower Georgia O’Keeffe painted that was an important part of special religious ceremonies and initiation rites for native Southwest peoples from California to New Mexico and down in to Mexico?

8.  What types of trees did the Chaco Canyon builders use in their structures? Are there any of those trees left growing there today?

9.  What plant has been used since ancient times for rope, shoes, basketry, nets and more?

10.  What prehistoric plants did the Ancient Ones gather for food?

11.  What wild plants do Native Southwest peoples eat today?

12.  Writers as well as painters have worked to capture the mystery and beauty of the Ancient Southwest and Puebloan life today. Which of the American writer’s stories on Camp Internet did you enjoy reading the most? Why?

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Southwest Animals and Legends

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1.  There are endangered animals struggling to survive in the Southwest. Name these animals and identify what threats they face.

A.  What is the endangered four legged, spotted cat that is rarely seen in the Southwest?

B.  What is the hoofed, curved horn animal growing increasingly rare in the Southwest?

C.  What animal that howls at night is endangered in the Southwest?

2.  Name 15 mammals found all across the Southwest, including California and northern Mexico (write them on the back and draw a small sketch of each one):

3.  What reptiles live in the Southwest?

4.  Your Camp Mascot is a Coyote. What opposite characteristics do Native Southwest peoples give Coyote in their stories? Name at least four pairs of opposite characteristics.

5.  Thunderbird is a mighty figure in nearly all Southwest tribal stories and legends. What bird is Thunderbird ?

6.  In ancient and contemporary Indian art, parrots are featured as an important part of the rainmaking magic. Where did the parrots come from in prehistory?

7.  What animals or animal products did ancient Southwest people import? And what were they used for?

8.  What native animals were an important part of the Ancient Ones food source or ceremonial use?

9.  Who was Kokopelli?

10.  What Pueblo legend that you read online is your favorite? And why?

11.  What are the basic elements of the Hopi Prophecy?

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Native American Culture Today

Answer as many as you can in the time provided

1.  Where do the descendents of the Mesa Verde and Chacoan people live today – and why did they move there?

2.  What types of prehistoric work do the Puebloan people still do today?

3.  What types of new work do Native Peoples in the Southwest do today to support their families?

4.  Where do Southwest Indian children go to school? And why ?

5.  How do the Native Southwest peoples keep their ancient ways alive today ?

6.  What type of large inter-tribal gatherings is held every year and what takes place?

7.  Name three serious cultural and health challenges that the Native Southwest peoples face today:

8.  Look at the Native American art available for you to view online. What themes do you see in these works?

9.  When you read the Native American writing available online on Camp Internet, what do you think drives these Native people to write? What cultural challenges do they address in their writings?

10.  What is an Indian Reservation?

11.  What division of the US Government was established to oversee Indian/US Got relations?

12.  When the US Government recognizes a Native American tribe, it receives a different status and different opportunities than tribal groups who have not yet qualified for recognition. What are this status and its resulting opportunities?

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Protecting the Magical Southwest

Answer as many as you can in the time provided

1.  Name the Southwest National Parks and Monuments covered on Camp Internet:

2.  Many different peoples are working to protect the magic of the Southwest. Use Camp Internet and the Internet at large to write down at least 12 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working to preserve the Southwest’s plants, people, places, and heritage – and include their web site URL.

3.  Which sites in the Southwest have been recognized as World Heritage sites by what division of the United Nations?

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