Critical Thinking Questions   Home       If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     In the 1200s, these dwellings were abandoned for reasons that remain unclear. What reasons can you think of that would explain why the Anasazi, or "ancient ones," ceased to exist in this area? Think about the area (Southwestern United States) where the Anasazi lived and the types of implements shown in the video. What types of food sources do you think they survived on? If the Anasazi flourished for hundreds of years, until the 13th century, what other groups of people would they have come in contact with over the course of their existence? What types of artifacts might provide evidence of the Anasazi's encounters with outside peoples to an archaeologist? What do you think the Anasazi legacy means to the Native American tribes who came to live in the Southwestern United States, many years later?