Prehistoric People
What does Prehistoric mean?
time before written records
How did Archaic People live?
lived in different places during different seasons, built seasonal houses and hunted smaller animals
How did Mogollon people water their crops?
collected rainwater, redirected water from streams
What name did the Navajo and Apache give themselves?
Dine
as part of the curing ceremony
Paleo People
How did farming change life for Archaic People?
did not have to travel, surplus of food, developed more complex society
What is a Kiva? Where was it located?
a pit house used for religious ceremonies, located in the center of villages
How did the Dine people live?
What is a blessingway?
a song or chant that helps the Najavo keep balance with the universe
Who was the person who found the first evidence of the Paleo People in NM
George McJunkin
What were the earliest known housing for Archaic People?
Pit houses
How did Mogollon housing change?
started to build wiht stone, brick, and clay, Multi-room apartment housing, 40-50 rooms
How did the Navajo change over time?
They adopted more farming practices and settled over time
What were the ancient apache known for?
Being fierce warriors
What types of animals did the Paleo people hunt? (at least 3)
woolly mammoth, sloths,sabertooth tigers, large bears, and giant bison
What is the most important discovery dated to the Archaic period
Atlatl
Describe a pueblo.
structure built above ground, connecting rooms with shared walls
Describe a hogan.
what are the two main apache tribes that live in NM today?
The Jicarilla and Mescalero
What was the difference between Folsom and Clovis Points?
Clovis point was bigger and had a leaf-like shape with a slender point
Name three tools the Archaic people used and describe how each tool was used?
Atlatl- to throw spears
Baskets-store seeds and other foods
Mano and metate-used to make flour
People think they moved to a different area, joined the Ancestral Puebloans, or spread throughout the region
Where could hogans not be built and why?
near gravesites, old battlefields, or trees hit by lightning Believed could contain bad spirits
Describe Apache housing and what are the two main types?
they are temporary shelters, made with animals skins, and brush, grass, thin branches Teepees/Wickiups