| Some of the words you
should know as you read these web sites are underlined
below. We have defined some of them for you; others you should be able to figure out in
the context of the sentences. |
| Early Humans & the Basketmakers |
- Where did the Basketmakers near Mesa Verde come from?
- What is the meaning of Anasazi? Why do some people
object to using this term?
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| The Basketmakers |
- Why were these people called Basketmakers?
- In what kinds of places did they dwell?
- What did the Basketmakers eat?
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| The "Modified" Basketmakers |
- Why did some of the Basketmakers begin to live around Mesa Verde?
- What two great differences were there between these people in 550 AD and before?
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| Beans and Pottery |
- Why was the introduction of beans so important to the Basketmakers?
- Why was pottery adopted? Why was this important?
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| Pithouses |
- Can you think of any connections between building and living in pithouses
and farming?
- What were pithouses like? What would it be like to live in one?
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| Hunting Tools and Clothing |
- What new hunting tools did the Basketmakers develop?
- What kinds of clothing did these people wear?
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| Use of Natural Resources |
- How did the Basketmakers use nearby natural resources?
- What kinds of tools did they make?
- What kinds of work did people do?
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