,junior ,park ,ranger ,program ,illustration3 ,,junior ,,park ,,ranger ,montezuma ,castle and ,tuzigoot ,national ,monuments ,the ,national ,park ,service protects many historical areas in the southwestern ,united ,states4 ,montezuma ,castle and ,tuzigoot are just two of these sites4 ,now that you are an official ,junior ,park ,ranger we hope that you will continue to help us protect these special places so that others who come after you may enjoy them also4 ,as a ,junior ,park ,ranger your duties are3 --,to help keep your parks clean6 ,do not litter4 ,if you find any litter1 help out by putting it in a trash container4 --,to learn more about your parks6 ,information can be found in visitor centers and museums4 ,you may also ask the ,park ,rangers questions4 ,be sure to share your new knowledge with friends when you get home4 --,to obey all rules and signs6 ,rules in the parks are for your safety and also to protect the resources4 ,please stay on the trails4 ,illustration3 ,,national ,,park ,,service ,department of the ,interior ,this ,junior ,park ,ranger ,program is made possible through the support of the ,western ,national ,parks ,association 7,,wnpa74 ,this nonprofit organization was founded in #aich to aid and promote the educational and scientific activities of the ,national ,park ,service4 ,special thanks also goes to former ,national ,park ,service ,ranger ,angela ,l4 ,davis for the text and design of this program4 ,if you have any questions or comments about the ,montezuma ,castle_/,tuzigoot ,national ,monuments ,junior ,park ,ranger ,program1 please write to3 ,superintendent ,p4,o4 ,box #bai ,camp ,verde1 ,,az #hfcbb ,printed with funds donated by ,western ,national ,parks ,association--#a_/jc www4wnpa4org ,recycled ,paper ,become a ,junior ,park ,ranger ,it's easy to become a ,junior ,park ,ranger4 ,you will learn about ,montezuma ,castle and_/or ,tuzigoot ,national ,monuments4 ,discover the people who lived here1 the plants that they used and the animals that still make their homes here today4 ,you will receive an official ,junior ,park ,ranger badge for your work4 99 ,if you are #f years old or younger choose #b activities from pages with a pot in the top right corner4 99 ,if you are between the ages of #g and #i years old choose #b activities from pages with a cactus in the top right corner4 99 ,if you are #aj years old or older choose #b activities from pages with a snake in the top right corner4 ,if you have any questions please ask your ,mom or ,dad1 a big brother or sister or any ,park ,ranger for help4 ,when you are done bring your booklet to the ,visitor ,center and have a ,park ,ranger check your work and sign your certificate4 ,illustration3 ,certificate ,this is to certify that has successfully completed all requirements for the ,junior ,park ,ranger program at ,montezuma ,castle or ,tuzigoot ,national ,monument ,park ,ranger ,date ,pick a ,pair of ,pots ,people learn about the past from looking at things that were left behind4 ,the people who lived at ,montezuma ,castle and ,tuzigoot left lots of pottery4 ,below are some pots4 ,two of them are exactly the same4 ,look at them closely1 then circle 7or mark the checkbox for7 the matching pair4 pot pot pot pot pot pot pot pot pot pot pot pot pot ,who ,lives ,here8 ,people were not the only ones who lived here4 ,many animals also make their homes around here4 ,can you draw a line from each animal to the name of its home8 ,also circle any animals or homes that you see while you are visiting4 ,rabbit ,honey ,bee ,rabbit ,honey ,bee ,cliff ,swallow ,lizard ,cliff ,swallow ,lizard ,rock ,squirrel ,ant ,rock ,squirrel ,ant ,ant ,hill ,nest ,hive ,brushpile ,rockhole ,groundhole ,food to ,find ,help the squirrel find the berries4 ,begin with the squirrel and find your way through the maze to the berries4 ,just like when you visit parks1 you need to stay on the path4 ,do not cross any solid lines4 ,have ,fun6 ,illustration3 ,maze ,discover and ,uncover ,how many items listed below can you find in the puzzle8 ,all have been discovered either at ,tuzigoot or ,montezuma ,castle4 ,words may be found up1 down1 across1 at an angle or even backwards4 ,arrows ,axehead ,beads ,bracelet ,clay ,figurine ,jewelry ,mano ,metate ,pendant ,pottery ,prayer ,stick ,sandal ,shell ,ornament ,skeleton ,vessel ,weaving ,b ,k ,c ,i ,t ,s ,r ,e ,y ,a ,r ,p ,s ,g ,h ,l ,e ,m ,o ,q ,u ,t ,l ,g ,a ,h ,b ,p ,o ,t ,t ,e ,r ,y ,a ,n ,r ,s ,e ,r ,e ,d ,w ,x ,y ,h ,d ,p ,a ,o ,t ,l ,a ,n ,a ,u ,v ,c ,n ,i ,n ,x ,s ,y ,l ,c ,d ,j ,d ,z ,a ,h ,j ,f ,e ,k ,s ,o ,e ,a ,b ,i ,s ,u ,v ,s ,y ,h ,e ,g ,r ,l ,n ,y ,r ,l ,e ,w ,e ,j ,e ,l ,n ,n ,e ,t ,a ,l ,s ,o ,p ,f ,y ,a ,e ,i ,a ,t ,y ,a ,s ,r ,f ,g ,s ,t ,d ,t ,v ,m ,k ,b ,e ,r ,u ,s ,n ,b ,d ,y ,o ,a ,e ,c ,l ,a ,y ,f ,i ,g ,u ,r ,i ,n ,e ,n ,w ,j ,s ,m ,e ,t ,a ,t ,e ,o ,m ,w ,t ,look closely and dig in to see how many you can uncover6 ,then and ,now ,people lived at ,montezuma ,castle and ,tuzigoot many years ago4 ,they did not have electricity1 grocery stores or even metal4 ,these past people made the things needed for themselves4 ,today people usually buy things that have already been made4 ,below are many objects4 ,draw an ,x through each object that would not have been available to the people who lived here4 ,illustration3 ,ancient and modern artifacts ,you ,decide6 ,the ,sinagua 7seen-,,ah-wa7 ,indians lived in this area for a long time4 ,after living here many years1 the people left4 ,did something change that forced them to leave8 ,people today are trying to learn why they went away4 ,,no ,,one ,,knows ,,the ,,answer ,this is your chance to tell us what you think happened to the ,sinagua ,indians4 ,people have guessed that a disease may have killed them1 a drought 7no rain for a long time7 could have destroyed their crops1 too many people living in one place may have used up all the food and firewood or they may have been attacked by some other tribe4 ,look at the exhibits and walk the trail to learn more about the ,sinagua ,indians4 ,in the space below write out your own story of why they left4 ,the ,sinagua ,indians left because4444 ,plants ,provided ,the ,sinagua ,indians who lived here years ago depended on nature to supply their needs4 ,plants provided food1 building material1 medicine and clothing4 ,while you are visiting1 look at the different plants4 ,many are the same type that people used when they lived here4 ,four plants are listed below1 along with how they were used4 ,see if you can find and draw #c of these #d4 ,there are different types of yucca but all provided necessary items4 ,fibers from the leaves of these plants were woven into baskets1 mats1 ropes and sandals4 ,soap was made from the roots4 ,yucca ,the gum 7or sap7 of this tree was used to make a candy as well as to mend broken pottery4 ,its beans were crushed and made into a flour4 ,mesquite ,tree ,this tree was used in building homes4 ,the wood remains very strong for hundreds of years4 ,sycamore ,tree ,this bush had many uses4 ,the root was chewed and put on ant bites and bee stings4 ,the blossoms and twigs were used to make a bright yellow dye4 ,salt ,bush ,fill in the ,spaces ,fill in the words below that match the definition given4 ,,jewelry ,,pueblo ,,pottery ,,eruptions ,,montezuma ,,hohokam ,,sinagua ,,tuzigoot ,,ladders ,,corn ,containers for food and water made from clay4 #cc #bg #ae #ce ,what the ,sinagua ,indians used to climb into their homes4 #af #cd #ai #ac ,a modern ,apache word meaning crooked water4 #bd #d #aj #bj #ba ,name for a home built of stone and mud4 #ah #cb #e ,pima word meaning those who have gone4 #ad #bi #cf ,an ,aztec ruler wrongly believed to have visited here4 #i #aa #b #ca ,an important food grown by the ,sinagua ,indians4 #bc #f #be ,spanish word meaning without water4 #cj #bf #h ,seashells traded from coastal areas were made into this4 #a #bb #ab ,what happened at ,sunset ,crater that later made the land rich4 #g #ag #bh #c #cg ,now fill in the letters of the numbered spaces below with letters from the words above to discover a hidden message4 #a #b #c #d #e #f #g #h #i #aj #aa #ab #ac #ad #ae #af #ag #ah #ai #bj #ba #bb #bc #a #bd #be #bf #bg #bh #bi #cj #ca #cb #cc #cd #ce #cf #cg ,how ,old ,are ,they8 ,montezuma ,castle and ,tuzigoot are both older than anyone living today4 ,since the ,sinagua ,indians left no written records1 these buildings are considered prehistoric 7before recorded history74 ,after finishing this page you will learn how many years ago people were living here and how long ago they left4 ,these monuments have been studied by archeologists 7ar-key-,,all-o-jists74 ,an archeologist is a person who studies past people and their ways of life by looking at artifacts 7,,ar-te-fakts74 ,artifacts are things that have been left behind4 ,the ,sinagua ,indians1 who lived here1 left behind pottery1 jewelry and tools4 ,the artifacts found here were compared to those found in other monuments4 ,by comparing them1 archeologists were able to figure out when people lived in these buildings4 ,look in the park brochure and read the signs along the trail to find the dates you need4 ,fill in the dates below and subtract4 ,a7 ,when did ,sinagua ,indians first live in these buildings8 ,today's ,year ,earliest ,year ,buildings ,used years ago ,b7 ,when did the ,sinagua ,indians leave these buildings8 ,today's ,year ,latest ,year ,buildings ,used years ago ,c7 ,how long did the ,sinagua ,indians live in these buildings8 ,answer from ,a ,answer from ,b years ,transcriber's ,notes --,silently corrected a few typos4 --,retained publication information from the printed edition3 this e,book is public-domain in the country of publication4 --,in the text versions only1 text in italics is delimited by underscores4 --,in the ,,html version only1 data entry is supported1 but input is not preserved across browser refreshes4 ,a record of completed activity may be saved by printing as a web page4