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Mesa Verde

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Mesa Verde
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Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 2 to 3
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	5.54

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		area, archaeologists, dwellers, mortar, over-used, pottery, sandstone, material, museum, pots, lived, hides, means, early, bowls, squash
	content words:		Mesa Verde, Mesa Verde National Park, Basket Makers, Pueblo Indians

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Mesa Verde By Jennifer Kenny

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¹     Over 1,000 years ago, many Indians lived in an area in Colorado called Mesa Verde. Mesa Verde means "green table." Today, you can visit Mesa Verde National Park to learn all about the way of life of the Indians who used to live there.
 
²     These Indians are called Anasazi, or "ancient ones." Local cowboys found their homes, or cliff dwellings, about 100 years ago. Archaeologists have been studying the area ever since. We probably will never know everything about their lives since there wasn't anything left that was written down.
 
³     The Anasazi built their homes under the overhanging cliffs. Their basic material was sandstone. A mix of mortar held the blocks of sandstone together. The rooms were usually about six feet by eight feet and could hold two to three people.

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