Question 1

changes by a species to improve its chances of survival

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adaptation

Question 2

the study of past people and cultures through examination of artifacts

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archaeology

Question 3

an object made by humans during an earlier time

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artifact

Question 4

a specific group of people; the beliefs, arts, lifestyle of that group

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culture

Question 5

a person who is related to a person or group who lived in the past

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descendant

Question 6

to try to figure out from evidence and reasoning

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infer

Question 7

the mass movement of people pr animals from one location to another

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migration

Question 8

having to do with a time before there were written records

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prehistoric

Question 9

very short supply

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scarcity

Question 10

earliest group of people

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Paleo Indians

Question 11

used spear and atlatl

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Archaic

Question 12

cliff dwellings and pit houses

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Anasazi

Question 13

pithouses, figurines, pottery

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Fremont

Question 14

carving, painting on rock (rock art)

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petroglyphs & pictographs

Question 15

central Utah, horses

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Utes

Question 16

northern Utah, horses

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Shoshone

Question 17

southwest Utah, wicki-ups, rabbits

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Paiute

Question 18

western Utah desert, woven baskets

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Goshute

Question 19

Four Corners area, hogans

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Navajo

Question 20

pottery, baskets, arrow heads

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examples of artifacts

Question 21

Navajo

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sand paintings & the Four Worlds

Question 22

Goshutes

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lived in wicki-ups

Question 23

Utes

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lived in teepees

Question 24

Shoshone

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lived in decorated teepees

Question 25

moving from place to place in search of food

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nomadic

Question 26

capable of supporting many plants or crops

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fertile

Question 27

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

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indigenous

Question 28

a set amount of food or supplies given to a person for a set amount of time

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ration

Question 29

elevated landform that is flat on top

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mesa

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