Pueblo People
What are the traditional dwellings of the Pueblo people called?
Cliff Dwellings, Adobe house
What are the traditional dwellings of the Navajo people made of?
logs and stone, covered in mud and dirt
What were the dwellings of the Apache called?
wickiups
What is a traditional Navajo dwelling called?
Hogans
Name one main crop that the Pueblo people grew.
corn
Believed to be sacred by the pueblo people
the land
What did the Navajo use for trading?
crops, woven cloth,
How did the Apache get food to survive?
hunted and gathered plants. raided villages
How did the materials used for housing differ between the Pueblo and the Apache?
The Pueblo used adobe clay. The Apache used branches, bark, reed mats, grass.
What was a primary way many Native American tribes in the Southwest obtained food?
Many tribes used irrigation from waterways for farming crops.
Describe the terrace
the design of the cliff dwellings where each floor is set back from the next resembling a staircase
What was brought from Canada by the Dine' tribe that allowed to settle near each other?
similar language
How did the Apache survive nomadic living.
They hunted deer, buffalo, and cougars.
What is the main function of a kiva in Pueblo housing?
Below-ground room, used for ceremonies and rituals, sleeping and cooking
How did trade play a role in the economy of the Pueblo people?
They were able to get new ideas and culture.
The two parts of life pueblo people were responsible for.
agriculture and warfare
Describe "hozho" in the Navajo culture/What was their lifestyle described as?
means "walking in beauty." They wanted to be in unity and harmony with nature. peace
Describe the government structure of the Apache.
They were led by a chief who could be replaced if he did not do his part.
Describe how climate influenced the types of homes built by Southwest tribes.
The hot daytime climate caused the people to use materials that kept their homes cool during the day and warm at night.
What crafts were commonly made for trade among the Navajo?
Crops, clothes of cotton, jewelry, and pottery, turquoise
How did the Pueblo people adapt to their environment?
They settled near waterways to grow crops, used Adobe clay to build houses, used the shade as protection from the sun, and attackers
How did Navajo people adapt the desert environment?
The used irrigation to grow crops. They made houses out of mud and logs called hogans that kept the it cool in the day and warm at night. Hogans faced the east to invite the rising sun
Describe the Apache's relationship with other tribes in the Southwest.
It was aggressive, there was peace at first until drought brought conflict.
Describe the different shapes of dwellings the Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache.
The Pueblo were cubed shapes stepped pyramids while the Apache and Navajo were both dome shaped.
How did the introduction of livestock impact the economy of the Apache?
They were able to have more steady food supply to trade and new products to make and trade from the livestock. domestication