Junior Park Ranger Program: Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments, by National Park Service

The National Park Service protects many historical areas in the southwestern United States. Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot are just two of these sites.

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 also.

This Junior Park Ranger Program is made possible through the support of the Western National Parks Association (WNPA). This nonprofit organization was founded in 1938 to aid and promote the educational and scientific activities of the National Park Service.

Special thanks also goes to former National Park Service Ranger Angela L. Davis for the text and design of this program.

If you have any questions or comments about the Montezuma Castle/Tuzigoot National Monuments Junior Park Ranger Program, please write to:

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Become a Junior Park Ranger

It’s easy to become a Junior Park Ranger. You will learn about Montezuma Castle and/or Tuzigoot National Monuments. Discover the people who lived here, the plants that they used and the animals that still make their homes here today. You will receive an official Junior Park Ranger badge for your work.

If you have any questions please ask your Mom or Dad, a big brother or sister or any Park Ranger for help. When you are done bring your booklet to the Visitor Center and have a Park Ranger check your work and sign your certificate.

Pick a Pair of Pots

People learn about the past from looking at things that were left behind. The people who lived at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot left lots of pottery.

Below are some pots. Two of them are exactly the same. Look at them closely, then circle (or mark the checkbox for) the matching pair.

Who Lives Here?

People were not the only ones who lived here. Many animals also make their homes around here. Can you draw a line from each animal to the name of its home? Also circle any animals or homes that you see while you are visiting.

Food to Find

Help the squirrel find the berries. Begin with the squirrel and find your way through the maze to the berries. Just like when you visit parks, you need to stay on the path. Do not cross any solid lines.

Discover and Uncover

How many items listed below can you find in the puzzle? All have been discovered either at Tuzigoot or Montezuma Castle. Words may be found up, down, across, at an angle or even backwards.

Arrows

Axehead

Beads

Bracelet

Clay Figurine

Jewelry

Mano

Metate

Pendant

Pottery

Prayer Stick

Sandal

Shell Ornament

Skeleton

Vessel

Weaving

Then and Now

People lived at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot many years ago. They did not have electricity, grocery stores or even metal. These past people made the things needed for themselves. Today people usually buy things that have already been made.

Below are many objects. Draw an X through each object that would not have been available to the people who lived here.

You Decide!

The Sinagua (seen-AH-wa) Indians lived in this area for a long time. After living here many years, the people left. Did something change that forced them to leave? People today are trying to learn why they went away.

This is your chance to tell us what you think happened to the Sinagua Indians. People have guessed that a disease may have killed them, a drought (no rain for a long time) could have destroyed their crops, 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 tribe. Look at the exhibits and walk the trail to learn more about the Sinagua Indians.

Plants Provided

The Sinagua Indians who lived here years ago depended on nature to supply their needs. Plants provided food, building material, medicine and clothing.

While you are visiting, look at the different plants. Many are the same type that people used when they lived here. Four plants are listed below, along with how they were used. See if you can find and draw 3 of these 4.

	There are different types of yucca but all provided necessary items. Fibers from the leaves of these plants were woven into baskets, mats, ropes and sandals. Soap was made from the roots.
Yucca
The gum (or sap) of this tree was used to make a candy as well as to mend broken pottery. Its beans were crushed and made into a flour.
	Mesquite Tree
	This tree was used in building homes. The wood remains very strong for hundreds of years.
Sycamore Tree
This bush had many uses. The root was chewed and put on ant bites and bee stings. The blossoms and twigs were used to make a bright yellow dye.
	Salt Bush

Fill in the Spaces

Now fill in the letters of the numbered spaces below with letters from the words above to discover a hidden message.

How Old Are They?

Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot are both older than anyone living today. Since the Sinagua Indians left no written records, these buildings are considered prehistoric (before recorded history).

After finishing this page you will learn how many years ago people were living here and how long ago they left. These monuments have been studied by archeologists (ar-key-ALL-o-jists). An archeologist is a person who studies past people and their ways of life by looking at artifacts (AR-te-fakts). Artifacts are things that have been left behind.

The Sinagua Indians, who lived here, left behind pottery, jewelry and tools. The artifacts found here were compared to those found in other monuments. By comparing them, archeologists were able to figure out when people lived in these buildings.

Look in the park brochure and read the signs along the trail to find the dates you need. Fill in the dates below and subtract.

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Rabbit	Honey Bee
Cliff Swallow	Lizard
Rock Squirrel	Ant

Containers for food and water made from clay.	33		27		15	35
What the Sinagua Indians used to climb into their homes.	16	34				19	13
A modern Apache word meaning “crooked water.”	24			4	10		20	21
Name for a home built of stone and mud.	18				32	5
Pima word meaning “those who have gone.”	14			29	36
An Aztec ruler wrongly believed to have visited here.			9		11		2		31
An important food grown by the Sinagua Indians.	23		6	25
Spanish word meaning “without water.”			30	26			8
Seashells traded from coastal areas were made into this.	1			22		12
What happened at Sunset Crater that later made the land rich.		7		17		28		3	37

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