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Means "hand" in Spanish:
Mano
A flat stone used by prehistoric people to grind seeds:
Metate
What is the role of an archaeologist?
To study prehistoric people
The Mogollon people were the first to do what in New Mexico?
Farm full time
What did the Ancestral Puebloans do to meet the growing need for housing?
They began to build multi-level pueblos
The Dine people developed into which two groups of people?
Navajo and Apache
Which tribe is the largest group in New Mexico?
Navajo
What were the Apache best known for?
Being fierce warriors
Monotheism is the belief in ____________ god(s):
one
A ceremonial pit used by both ancient & modern Puebloan people
Kiva
Polytheism is the belief in ___________ god(s):
many
_____________ is a term used by the Spanish explorers to describe Indian villages they encountered that had multi-leveled, multi-leveled homes.
Athabascan is the language of the _________ people
Dine'
Cone shaped tents covered in animal skins used by the Apache Indians
Teepee
What is the capital of New Mexico?
Santa Fe
Because the Dine' were __________ they moved from place to place
nomadic
True or False: Some Dine' planted crops
True
Some scholars believe the Dine' came here from ____________ around A.D. 1200.
Canada
Some scholars believe that the Dine' fought with the Ancestral Puebloans and drove them out of their village. However, many scholars don't think this is accurate because the ___________ were abandoned and not destroyed like they would have been if there was warfare
pueblos
What 2 things did the Dine' learn how to do from the Pueblo Indians?
farm and make crafts
What was usually dug in the center of the wickiup
Who performed a curing ceremony in the Apache tribe?
shaman
Today, Apache religion is a mixture of _________, __________, and ___________ traditions.
Navajo, Christian, and Pueblo
What three NM counties do the NM bands of Apache Indians live in?
Otero, Rio Arriba, and Sandoval
Because pithouses were built into the ground, they provided natural protection from extreme _________ and __________
heat and cold
It is believed that the Apache got their name from a Zuni word for ___________.
enemy
What two bands of the Apache Indians spread throughout New Mexico?
Mescalero and Jicarilla
When food and game were scarce, some Apache resorted to ____________________
raiding neighboring tribes
True or False: Apache housing was permanent since they were rarely on the move.
False
What two types of shelter did the Apache live in?
Wickiup and teepee
New Mexico is the ___largest state
5th
The Apache Indians and the Navajo both call themselves ___________. They also share the same language. What is the language that they share?
Dine' and Athabascan
The Apache relied on _____________ when they came to the southwest from Canada
hunting and gathering
The Apache eventually learned how to farm. Who showed them farming methods?
Pueblo Indians
True or False: Although the Apache traded with the Pueblo Indians many times, they also attacked and raided the pueblo villages during tough times
True