Lesson 2

2. legitimate proof of an idea, occurrence, or action that has been questioned by an individual or society
4. state in the western United States; attracted thousands of miners during gold rush of 1849
6. state in the western United States; settled by Mormons in 1840s
7. to make fit for a specific or new use or situation by modifying or changing
9. way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
10. spear-throwing device used by early peoples to hurl spears and darts; effective in enabling hunters to send their darts and spears greater distances
11. state in the western United States
13. to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude
14. state in the western United States
16. a culture in the western Southwest known for building a vast system of canals
17. state in the southwestern United States; ceded to the United States by Mexico in 1848
18. to establish an institution often with terms of future maintenance
19. country in North America south of the United States

1. continent in the northern part of the Western Hemisphere between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
3. a period of little rainfall, in which growing crops becomes difficult
5. flat stone on which corn is ground into meal
8. state in the southwestern United States; 48th state to enter the Union
10. 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
12. continent of the Eastern Hemisphere south of the Mediterranean Sea and adjoining Asia on its northeastern border
15. continent of the northern part of the Eastern Hemisphere between Asia and the Atlantic Ocean
19. tool used to grind corn into meal