There are different types of yucca but all provided necessary items. Fibers from the leaves of these plants were woven into baskets, mats, ropes and sandals. Soap was made from the roots. Yucca The gum (or sap) of this tree was used to make a candy as well as to mend broken pottery. Its beans were crushed and made into a flour. Mesquite Tree This tree was used in building homes. The wood remains very strong for hundreds of years. Sycamore Tree This bush had many uses. The root was chewed and put on ant bites and bee stings. The blossoms and twigs were used to make a bright yellow dye. Salt Bush Fill in the Spaces Fill in the words below that match the definition given. JEWELRY PUEBLO POTTERY ERUPTIONS MONTEZUMA HOHOKAM SINAGUA TUZIGOOT LADDERS CORN Containers for food and water made from clay. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 33 27 15 35 What the Sinagua Indians used to climb into __ __ __ __ __ __ __ their homes. 16 34 19 13 A modern Apache word meaning “crooked water.” __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 24 4 10 20 21 Name for a home built of stone and mud. __ __ __ __ __ __ 18 32 5 Pima word meaning “those who have gone.” __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 14 29 36 An Aztec ruler wrongly believed to have __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ visited here. 9 11 2 31 An important food grown by the Sinagua __ __ __ __ Indians. 23 6 25 Spanish word meaning “without water.” __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 30 26 8 Seashells traded from coastal areas were __ __ __ __ __ __ __ made into this. 1 22 12 What happened at Sunset Crater that later __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ made the land rich. 7 17 28 3 37 Now fill in the letters of the numbered spaces below with letters from the words above to discover a hidden message.