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| Great Serpent Mound | Built by the Mound Builders in Ohio about 1,000 years ago. |
| east | Most Mound Builders lived _____ of the Mississippi River. |
| corn | The main crop of the Mound Builders. |
| Adena, Hopewell, Mississippians | The three main Mound Builders groups. |
| Cahokia | The tallest earthen mound in the world is located here. |
| burial | Mounds were used as _______ places for important people who had died. |
| religion | Mounds were used to honor spirits that were part of the Mound Builders _______. |
| ceremonies | Mounds were used as cites where _________, or activities done for a special purpose or event were held. |
| organized | The Mound Builders left us many clues telling us that they were well __________. |
| trade | Artifacts found at mound sites tell us that ______ was important to the builders. |
| Southwest | The Anasazi lived in what today is the _________ region of the United States. |
| "the old ones" | Anasazi is a Navajo word that means ____________. |
| Four Corners | The name given to the area where the four states of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet. |
| 1300 | The Anasazi lived in the Four Corners area of the United States until about the year _____. |
| corn, beans, squash, pumpkins | The four main crops of the Anasazi were ________. |
| irrigation | Because the area was so dry where the Anasazi lived, they were the first to use _________ to water their plants. |
| "Cliff Dwellers" | Because they sometimes carved houses in the sides of cliffs, the Anasazi are sometimes known as this. |
| mesa | A steep, high landform that rises sharply from the land around it. Spanish for "table". |
| Mesa Verde | One of the best preserved example of a cliff dwelling is located in Colorado at a site called _______. |
| kiva | A large underground room used for religious services. |
| drought | A long period with little or no rain. |
| Inuit | The native word that means "the people". |
| kayak | A light, one-person boat developed by the Inuit that was used for hunting and transportation. |
| igloos | Inuit houses built from blocks of packed snow. |
| whales, walruses, seals | The three main animals hunted by the Inuit in the Arctic waters where they live. |
