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