A) Pueblo II Era B) Chacoan system era C) Pueblo III Era D) Pueblo I Period
A) Sipapu B) Check dam C) Protokiva D) Kiva
A) Pueblo Bonito B) Chetro Ketl C) Peñasco Blanco D) Far View House
A) Introduction of masonry construction B) Expansion of Chacoan influence C) Collapse of the Chacoan system and drought in San Juan Basin D) Discovery of new farming techniques
A) Expanded tree felling that reduced habitat for wild species B) Decline in agricultural labor C) Increased mobility of dwellings and fields D) Decreased reliance on domesticated crops
A) 8,000 people B) 15,000 people C) 50,000 people D) 22,000 people
A) 69 years B) 50 years C) 100 years D) 30 years
A) Pueblo III Era B) Pueblo I Period C) Chacoan system era D) Pueblo II Era
A) 1300 B) 1281 C) 1260 D) 1275
A) Protokivas B) Post and mud jacal-style buildings C) Towers and multi-walled structures D) Check dams
A) Approximately fifty years B) One hundred years C) Two hundred years D) Twenty years
A) Drought stress B) Introduction of masonry reservoirs C) Population decline D) Collapse of Chacoan influence
A) Gradual decline B) Stable population C) Moderate decreases D) Dramatic increases
A) 900 to 1150 B) 1276 to 1299 C) 1300 to 1350 D) 1130 to 1180
A) Relocating dwellings and fields as part of their agriculture strategy B) Staying in fixed locations near water sources C) Building large multi-story buildings D) Relying solely on imported goods
A) Stable trade relations with surrounding regions B) Expansion of Chacoan influence C) Increase in imported goods D) Decline in imported goods and isolation from surrounding regions
A) Sipapu, a hole dug in the north of the chamber B) Terraces near drainages C) Check dams D) Masonry reservoirs
A) Severe drought from 1130 to 1180 B) Collapse of the Chacoan system C) Expansion of Chacoan influence D) Introduction of masonry construction
A) Rapid depopulation in many parts of the San Juan Basin B) Increased population growth C) Stable agricultural conditions D) Expansion of Chacoan influence
A) Increased mobility of dwellings B) Reduced habitat for wild plant and animal species C) Decreased dependency on domesticated crops D) Stable population levels
A) Expansion of Chacoan influence B) Decreased dependency on domesticated crops C) Introduction of masonry construction D) Proximity to water sources and fields
A) Introduction of masonry construction B) Expansion of Chacoan influence C) Increased local production D) Collapse of the Chacoan system
A) Post and mud jacal-style buildings B) Construction of massive, multi-story buildings C) Check dams D) Protokivas
A) Decreased dependency on domesticated crops B) Migration due to collapse of Chacoan system and drought C) Expansion of Chacoan influence D) Introduction of masonry construction
A) Expansion of Chacoan influence B) Increased agricultural prosperity C) Introduction of masonry construction D) 69 years of below-average rainfall and cold temperatures
A) Montezuma County B) San Juan County C) Dolores County D) La Plata County
A) President Harry S. Truman B) President Woodrow Wilson C) President Theodore Roosevelt D) President Franklin D. Roosevelt
A) 30,000 acres B) 52,485 acres (212 km2) C) 100,000 acres D) 75,000 acres
A) Red cliff B) Green table mountain C) White canyon D) Blue mesa
A) Archaic people B) Ancestral Puebloans C) Basketmaker culture D) Foothills Mountain Complex
A) Basketmaker culture B) Archaic people C) Ancestral Puebloans D) Paleo-Indians
A) Ancestral Puebloans B) Basketmaker culture C) Clovis culture D) Folsom tradition
A) Albuquerque Basin B) The Rio Grande Valley C) Pajarito Plateau D) Rio Chama
A) Folsom points B) Puebloan points C) Clovis points D) Basketmaker points
A) 6000 BCE B) 7000 BCE C) 4000 BCE D) 5000 BCE
A) Agricultural B) Fully sedentary C) Urban D) Primarily nomadic
A) Desert oases B) Increased snowpack coupled with spring rains C) Artificial reservoirs D) River systems
A) Birds B) Fish C) Usually resembled sheep or deer D) Human figures
A) The Pacific coast via Arizona B) Caribbean Sea via Colorado C) Gulf of California via Utah D) Atlantic coast via New Mexico
A) No, it declined B) Yes, it flourished C) It remained unchanged D) It disappeared completely
A) Gourds B) Animal hide containers C) Ceramic vessels D) Pitch-lined baskets
A) 600 CE B) 775 CE C) 500 CE D) 700 CE
A) 600 B) 900 C) 800 D) 750
A) 750 B) Sometime after 650 C) 850 D) 900
A) 880 B) 800 C) 850 D) 860
A) 500 square feet B) 1200 square feet C) 1000 square feet D) 800 square feet
A) San Juan River B) Great Plains C) Mesa Verde D) Chaco Canyon
A) Hunting large game B) Trading with neighboring tribes C) Cannibalism D) Fishing in nearby rivers
A) Tropical storms B) El Niño events C) Bimodal precipitation pattern D) Monsoon season
A) Overdependence on maize crops B) Use of stone tools C) Reliance on hunting and gathering D) Construction of large communal buildings
A) South B) North C) West D) East
A) Brick B) Hard sandstone C) Clay D) Wood
A) A residential structure for the elite. B) A defensive fortification. C) An astronomical observatory. D) A marketplace for trading goods.
A) The major lunar standstill. B) The summer solstice. C) A solar eclipse. D) The equinox.
A) A ceremonial altar within the Sun Temple. B) The Sun Temple fire pit. C) The entrance to Cliff Palace. D) A large stone marker.
A) Protected Natural Reserves. B) National Civil Engineering Historic Landmarks. C) World Heritage Sites. D) Archaeological Wonders of the World.
A) 12th century B) 13th century C) 14th century D) 11th century
A) They were considered sacred animals B) They were difficult to catch C) Archaeological evidence suggests they were rarely eaten D) They were poisonous
A) Prickly pear fruits B) Goosefoot C) Juniper berries D) Pigweed
A) Mexico B) Mogollon Rim area C) Canyon de Chelly D) The Four Corners region
A) Black-on-white wares B) Gray wares C) Corrugated jars D) Brown-paste bowls
A) Grey B) Black C) Red D) White
A) The Zuni B) The Hopi C) The Navajo D) The Apache
A) Humid subtropical climate B) Dry-summer humid continental climate (Dsa) C) Tropical rainforest climate D) Mediterranean climate
A) 8a B) 5a C) 7b D) 6b
A) 20 °F (-6 °C) B) -10 °F (-23 °C) C) 32 °F (0 °C) D) -0.1 °F (-17.8 °C)
A) No significant difference B) Five degrees Fahrenheit (2.5 °C) cooler C) Fifteen degrees Fahrenheit (8 °C) warmer D) Typically ten degrees Fahrenheit (5 °C) cooler
A) Tropical rainforest B) Juniper/Pinyon (23) C) Grassland D) Deciduous forest
A) Valley Floor B) Mesa Top C) Park Point D) Canyon Base
A) Cuesta B) Plateau C) Hill D) Butte
A) High gravel content B) High sand content C) High clay content D) High silt content
A) Yellow canyon faces B) Thin coal seams C) Massive sandstone layers D) Fossiliferous invertebrates
A) Jurassic period B) Permian period C) Quaternary period D) Cretaceous period into the early Tertiary
A) Flat plains B) Vast canyons C) Mountain ranges D) Large lakes
A) 1776 B) 1868 C) 1885 D) 1873
A) The New Mexico Accord B) The 1873 treaty C) The Hayden Survey agreement D) The 1868 treaty
A) Francisco Atanasio Domínguez B) Virginia McClurg C) John Moss D) Silvestre Vélez de Escalante
A) Francisco Atanasio Domínguez B) Virginia McClurg C) John Moss D) William Henry Jackson
A) John Moss B) Geologist William H. Holmes C) Virginia McClurg D) Francisco Atanasio Domínguez
A) The New York Daily Graphic Expedition B) The Mesa Verde Exploration C) The 1876 Hayden Survey D) The 1868 Ute Treaty Report
A) 1889 B) 1891 C) 1893 D) December 18, 1888
A) Historical narratives B) Commercial sales strategies C) Scientific methods D) Photographic techniques
A) Virginia McClurg B) Lucy Peabody C) Robert Heyder D) Theodore Roosevelt
A) Jesse Walter Fewkes B) Theodore Roosevelt C) Virginia McClurg D) Lucy Peabody
A) 1976 B) 1906 C) 1889 D) 1915
A) National Park Service B) Wetherill Mesa Archaeological Project team C) Jesse Walter Fewkes D) Civilian Conservation Corps workers
A) 2015 B) 1978 C) 1966 D) 1987
A) 1978 B) 1987 C) 1966 D) 2015
A) Spruce Tree House B) Sun Temple C) Mesa Verde Administrative District D) Cliff Palace
A) During the 1920s with the introduction of Indian ceremonies B) In 1911 when the US government wanted to secure more land C) After the park was officially established in 1906 D) Even before the park's official establishment
A) Jesse L. Nusbaum B) Non-Indigenous environmentalists C) The Ute Indians D) James McLaughlin
A) 81230 B) 81530 C) 81330 D) 81430
A) 20 miles (32 km) B) 25 miles C) 10 miles D) 30 miles
A) Local jurisdiction B) State jurisdiction C) Federal exclusive jurisdiction D) Shared federal and state jurisdiction
A) Three B) Two C) Four D) Five
A) 1987 B) 2000 C) 1995 D) 1975
A) Modernist design B) Colonial Revival design C) Culturally appropriate design D) Art Deco design
A) 1000 B) 800 C) 300 D) 593
A) 60 B) 30 C) 20 D) 45
A) 1910 B) 1899 C) 1905 D) 1920 |