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Adobe
sun-dried brick
Clan
A group of 2 or more families
What technological solutions enable the Pueblo people to thrive in the dry climate of the southwest region?
They built dams and tanks to store water
what role did women play in the Iroquis league?
They chose clan leaders and can remove the leader from the position if he did his job poorly.
How did the Hohokams adapt to living in a desert region?
The Hohokams dug irrigation ditches from rivers to their fields so they could grow corns and beans.
culture
An entire way of life developed by a people
Iroquis league
An alliance of the Iroquis nation
why did the tribes who lived in the southwest region irrigate the land?
They needed the river's water to grow crops such as corn, pumpkins, ands beans.
What role did women play in the Iroquis culture?
Women could choose their clan and tribal leaders. women could remove power if they didnt work well.
what did the Anasazi and Hohokam do to adapt to their environment?
The Hohokams digged networks of irrigation ditches so they could farm the desert land the Anasazi the desert in order to farm.
Culture region
A region in which people share a similar way of life
Diffusion
The process of spreading ideas from one culture to another
Why do you think American Indians might have assumed if there was a lack of rain?
They might have assumed that they offended the spirits.
Tribe
A community of people that share common customs, languages, and rituals
Potlatch
A ceremonial dinner held by some American Indians of the northwest coast to show off their wealth.
What were the bulidings in Anasazi culture made from and what did the Spanish call them?
they were made of adobe and the Spanish called them Pueblo.
pueblo
A town in the Spanish colonies, a village of the Anasazis, or other American Indian groups in the American southwest.