Pueblo Life
The Pueblo Indians lived in multistoried buildings called what?
What is Pueblos
What structure was the center of Pueblo religious life?
What is a Kiva
The Navajo word "Dine" means what?
What is The People
What did the Apaches and Navajos both originally have in common?
What is they were Nomadic
The Pueblo used which two animals for domestic purposes?
What is Dogs and Turkeys
T/F
All Pueblo peoples spoke the same language.
What is False
The Pueblo religion is based on worshipping many Gods. What is it called?
What is Polytheistic
What type of house did the Navajo live in?
What is Hogan
The Mescalero Apaches were named after what plant?
What is Mescal
What are the Five Pueblo language groups?
What is Zuni, Keresan, Tiwa, Tewa, and Towa
What material did Rio Grande Valley pueblos use to build their homes?
What is Adobe
Who were the spirits of ancestors that acted as messengers to the gods?
What is Kachinas
From which group did the Navajos learn farming?
What is The Pueblo Indians
What type of temporary homes did the Chiricahua Apaches build?
What is Wikiups
What are the three main crops Pueblo farmers grew?
What is corn, beans, squash
Pueblo buildings were built to face which direction for warmth?
What is South
What months did Pueblo ceremonies focus on growing crops and rain?
What is summer
What is the name of the Navajo Medicine Man?
What is Shaman
What did the Apache Shaman use to help cure the sick?
What is Supernatural powers granted by the Gahan (mountain spirits)
Which society traces family through mothers?
What is Matrilineal
Name two reasons why Pueblo homes had no outside doorways on the lower floors.
What is For protection and to store food
What was the main social unit in Pueblo society, made up of blood relatives?
What is Clan
What was destroyed after each sand painting ceremony and why?
What is the Sand Painting: to release its power and prevent misuse
Which Apache group lived in northeastern New Mexico and practiced some farming?
What is the Jicarilla Apaches
What does "dry farming" mean?
What is Farming in areas with little rainfall