This term describes ancestry that traced through the mother. Women own the land and property.
What is Matrilineal
100
An Indian of the Pecos Pueblo who told Coronado and his party of the plains and all the buffalo to be found in the east. His name means "Whiskers"
Who is Bigotes
100
Type of farming done without any irrigation.
What is dry farming
100
Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico
What is the Four Corners
100
Group of people responsible for taking care of religious rites that fall within their half of the year.
What is a moiety
200
Wanderers, people who don't create permanent homes, but move with the seasons or big game.
What is Nomadic
200
She funded the exploration of Columbus
Who Is Isabella, Queen of Spain
200
A round rock used to grind food
What is a mano
200
Capital city of the Aztec Empire, later became Mexico City
What is Tenochtitlan
300
Messengers of the Pueblo gods.
What is Kachina
300
This military man was in charge of 14 soldiers who led an expedition with Fray Beltran northward, he was searching for the Augustin and the other priests. He said NM was a rich land.
Who Is Antonio de Espejo
300
Home for the Navajo
What is a hogan
300
Name for a city of gold, means "buffalo cow".
What is Cibola
300
The area where early people killed game for food.
What is a kill site
400
Worshiping or believing in more than god.
What is Polytheistic
400
Tried to form a colony, but was arrested for not having a grant from the king.
Who is Castano de Sosa
400
Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere. Often used in place of the term for precipitation.
What is rainfall
400
First settlement created by Juan de Onate. Created near the San Juan pueblo.
What is San Juan de los Caballeros
400
This term means the "people" in Navajo and Apache
What is dine
500
Mud brick dried by the sun, used to build small homes, building materials made by mixing soil and water.
What is adobe
500
Was killed by the Acoma Indians, he was nephew of Onate. His brother later defeated the Indians responsible for killing him.
Who is Juan de Zaldivar
500
Instrument used by early sailors that used the stars to find latitude.
What is an astrolabe
500
High rugged peaks, runs through north-central NM.
What are mountains
500
Largest group of Native Americans in the U.S. today.