Introduction to Chaco Canyon in New Mexico | Ancient Southwest
This informational text/reading comprehension focuses on the important trade center and site of Chaco Canyon. This reading introduces the Ancestral Puebloans, Indigenous cultures, and the history of the ancient southwestern United States. It covers topics such as trade, Great Houses, astronomical observations, food, and issues of preservation.
This informational text/reading comprehension focuses on the important trade center and site of Chaco Canyon. This reading introduces the Ancestral Puebloans, Indigenous cultures, and the history of the ancient southwestern United States. It covers topics such as trade, Great Houses, astronomical observations, food, and issues of preservation.
This informational text/reading comprehension focuses on the important trade center and site of Chaco Canyon. This reading introduces the Ancestral Puebloans, Indigenous cultures, and the history of the ancient southwestern United States. It covers topics such as trade, Great Houses, astronomical observations, food, and issues of preservation.
It is intended as an accessible overview of Chaco Canyon. For ease of reading, the text is in one full-color PDF and is similar to a magazine with the content of a textbook chapter. It is beautifully illustrated with photographs, most taken on-site, to make the ancient Southwestern world come alive.
It includes a bibliography, links to free, short videos created by experts that connect to the chapter, discussion questions, short-answer questions, and a multiple-choice and true-false quiz. Answer keys included.
These resources were created by an expert in Indigenous Arts of the Americas. It is an accessible short "book." The PDF can be used in place of the textbook or as a supplemental resource. It is compatible with most textbooks.
Includes:
PDF divided into short chapters
Photographs and images of authentic artifacts and structures, such as Pueblo Bonito, Cacao Vessels, the mesas, and more
Links to free connected video resources (such as 1-3 minute videos about petroglyphs, cliff dwellings, etc.)
Bibliography and Image List
15 multiple-choice/True-False questions
Discussion questions
Answer keys for the questions and quiz
Contents:
The Chacoans
Location and Food
Astronomers
Great Houses
Trade and Cultural Connections
Preservation
Ways you can use this:
As a textbook replacement for students
As a teacher resource
Independent learning
Homeschooling
Use it with our standalone activity about design thinking and cacao vessels from Chaco Canyon!
Skills:
Determining the central idea of an informational text section
Using textual evidence to answer an essential question
