Vocabulary
Hieroglyphs
system of writing
Draw the Mayan Temple
Board
Mention the one things the Hohokam and the Navajo used in farming.
They both used irrigation systems.
Mention two types of Pueblo civilizations.
Zuni and Hopi
1. gourds
2. sunflowers
system of telling the passage of time ( Mayans)
Calendar
Mention three Mayan cities.
Tulum
Uxmal
Tikan
Copan
Describe the homes of the Hohokam.
Build houses by digging shallow pits.
Covering with a wooden frame
Covering with thatch.
Draw and describe their houses.
Board.
Describe the Adena houses.
As mound builders their houses were round made of logs or bark.
Irrigation
system for supplying water
Mention two things created by the Mayans.
Calendar
Royal residents
Hieroglyphs
Numbers
Astrology
Math
What three animals interested the Navajo?
Sheep
Cattle
Horses
What are Kachinas?What do they represent?
Kachinas are spirits who live in sacred places.
They had masked dancers represent the kachinas.
They also had dolls representing the kachinas.
Kachinas bring rain for the growing season.
Name two items the Hopewell used for their crafts.
Artists created objects from:
Copper
Mica
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Roof covering
Thatch
Who chose the Mayan rulers?
Their gods.
What area of the United States did the Hohokam people inhabit?
Sonora desert in northern Mexico to Arizona.
Where could you find kivas and what were they used for?
Kivas were found in the basement of their homes and men used them for rituals and ceremonies.
Who ruled the Hopewell people of the Mississippi river?
Priests-Kings ruled the society. They were appointed by their gods.
Mesas
isolated hill
What two events lead to the decline of the Mayan people?
Rulers fought over land
Drought
Outgrew their cities
What does hozho mean to the Navajo. Why was it important to them?
Means “walking in beauty.”
The Navajo believed that all beings must maintain balance with the Earth.
They also believed that not being in harmony with the Earth caused illness and suffering.
Name one thing the Hopi men were in charge of.
Name one thing the Hopi women were in charge of.
Men
Farmed and hunted.
Wove cloth from cotton.
Used fire.
Women
Gathered food like nuts and berries.
Made baskets and pottery.
Used fire.
Name the main city of the Hopewell people and explain why it's important.
Cahokia was home to more than 20,000 people. It had a plaza in the center of the city for ceremonies.
It was the largest Pre-Columbian earthen structure in the Western Hemisphere.