{Water faucet} {Basket and ears of corn} ______________________________ A. {Pet cat} {Clay pot in fire pit} ______________________________ B. {Microwave oven} {Water pot and dipper} ______________________________ C. {Canned and packaged corn} {Domesticated turkey} ______________________________ D. {8-9} The boxes list items used by Ancestral Pueblo people at Mesa Verde. Read the items in each box, then use the blanks beside the box to write the name of the natural resource used to make everything in the box. One is started for you. (_Hint: Answers are in the 10-up activity word list below._) Bowl Mug Mortar Plaster ______________________________ Sandal Rope Mat Shampoo Needle Basket Food Paintbrush ______________________________ Feathers Food Bone tools and jewelry Warm blanket ______________________________ Pine nuts (food) Timber for building Pitch for waterproofing Firewood ______________________________ {10-up} To learn more about Gentle Rain’s life in Mesa Verde, fill in the blanks to read the following story. If you have little brothers or sisters, they might like to hear the story when you are done. (_Use the word list to fill in the blanks and complete the story._) clay corn hand kivas metates pinyon pottery rabbits seep turkey yucca My family and I live in a stone room of a cliff dwelling. The people of my village wake up very early and start cooking fires in the rooms and courtyards. Every morning, my mother goes to collect water from the nearest ______________________________ spring while I feed the turkeys. As soon as the morning meal is eaten, the men and boys climb up the cliff face using ______________________________ and toe holds to reach the fields. Spring days are spent clearing the fields and planting ______________________________, beans, and squash. Corn is our most important crop. The women use manos and ______________________________ to grind the corn into meal. But for now, my mother is teaching my younger sister how to make ______________________________ from ______________________________. We use it for cooking, and storing food and water. Throughout the year, the men hunt mule deer and ______________________________, while children help the women gather wild plants, such as nuts from the ______________________________ pine trees, grains from ricegrass, and pads from the prickly pear cactus. Much of this food is stored for the winter. We also collect ______________________________ leaves to pound into fibers to make rope, sandals, and baskets. My father weaves ______________________________ feathers with yucca fibers to make blankets for the winter.