Tribes and Homes
These tribes, like the Navajo and Apache, moved around frequently
What are Nomadic tribes?
This was made difficult by the region's heat and lack of precipitation
What is living in the Desert Southwest?
The name for divine spirits that were believed to interact with humans
What are kachina?
This is the group of people who mysteriously disappeared
Who are the Anasazi?
To exchange goods with others, like pottery for meat
What is trade?
These tribes, including the Hopi and Zuni, built permanent homes
What are Sedentary tribes
A way tribes got items they couldn't find nearby
What is to travel and trade?
Girls were given these toys to help them learn about the different kachina spirits
What are kachina dolls?
Along with their pueblos, the Anasazi left these behind when they vanished
What are their possessions?
This word describes the lifestyle of moving from place to place frequently
What is Nomadic?
Permanent homes built by Sedentary tribes using stone and adobe bricks
What are pueblos?
Besides hunting and gathering, this was another way nomadic tribes got food from other tribes
What is invading and stealing crops?
his prized blue-green stone was used in ceremonies because its color represented the sky and water
What is turquoise?
Historians have many of these about why the Anasazi might have disappeared
What are theories?
A type of brick made from natural materials used to build pueblos
What is adobe?
Temporary shelters used by Nomadic tribes that were made from wood and mud
What are hogans?
People from the Desert Southwest would trade their pottery, baskets, and corn for this food from Plains Indians
What is buffalo meat?
This group of people performed the ceremonies inside the kivas
Who are men?
This is the long-term weather event that may have driven the Anasazi away
What are droughts?
This word describes the lifestyle of staying in one place and building permanent homes
What is Sedentary?
These underground ceremonial rooms were used by men
What are kivas?
The name of a Sedentary tribe mentioned along with the Hopi and Yuma
Who are the Zuni?
Some tribes believed turquoise could offer this and have a powerful effect on animals
What is protection?
This is another name for the permanent homes that the Anasazi left behind
What are pueblos?
These woven items were often traded by people in the Desert Southwest
What are baskets?