Lesson 2

1. an ancient Native American culture that spanned the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southeastern Utah, northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado
6. continent of the Eastern Hemisphere south of the Mediterranean Sea and adjoining Asia on its northeastern border
7. to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan
10. continent of the northern part of the Eastern Hemisphere between Asia and the Atlantic Ocean
13. to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude
15. a substance used to color materials
16. spear-throwing device used by early peoples to hurl spears and darts; effective in enabling hunters to send their darts and spears greater distances
19. state in the western United States; attracted thousands of miners during gold rush of 1849
20. state in the western United States; settled by Mormons in 1840s
22. to establish an institution often with terms of future maintenance
24. a culture in the western Southwest known for building a vast system of canals
26. legitimate proof of an idea, occurrence, or action that has been questioned by an individual or society
28. flat stone on which corn is ground into meal

2. state in the southwestern United States; ceded to the United States by Mexico in 1848
3. state in the western United States
4. tool used to grind corn into meal
5. a leveled area on a hillside
8. a trade product that is brought into a country
9. state in the western United States
11. continent in the northern part of the Western Hemisphere between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
12. way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
14. state in the southwestern United States; 48th state to enter the Union
17. to make fit for a specific or new use or situation by modifying or changing
18. a religious leader and teacher trained in Jewish law, rituals, and tradition
21. one of the approximately 250 domains into which Japan was divided under the Tokugawa
23. a period of little rainfall, in which growing crops becomes difficult
25. country in North America south of the United States
27. a barrier built to hold back water and raise its level