Mesa Verde: Junior Ranger Booklet

PART 2: Which type of home is it?

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[_] Pithouse [_] Pueblo [_] Cliff Dwelling

_Go to_ PART 3 _to draw your favorite type of home_. ==>

{8-9} {10-up} PART 1--Scavenger Hunt:

Drive the Mesa Top Loop Road and read the signs at each of the three stops listed below. Use the signs to find the missing word in each sentence and fill in the blanks. (_Don't forget to ask your parents for help if you need it._)

A. Pithouse (A.D. 600) 1. The Ancestral Pueblo people were starting to build ______________________________ homes, and becoming farmers. B. Pithouses & Early Pueblo Villages (A.D. 700-950) 2. The Ancestral Pueblo people used ______________________________ construction (rough stones loosely cemented with clay) when they began building above ground villages. C. Sun Point View (A.D. 1200-1300) 3. The Ancestral Pueblo people built their cliff dwellings inside cliff ______________________________.

_Next, go to_ PART 2 _at the top of the next page to copy your answers in the blanks and complete the word search_. ==>

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