Paleo People
Artifacts
Archaic peoples left behind written records: True or false?
False
The ___________ people, named after a mountain range in SW New Mexico, were the first full-time farmers in NM.
Mogollon
A __________ is a Spanish term used to describe Indian villages they encountered.
pueblo
Ancestral Puebloans
The first people to live in North America are called _________ Indians. __________ means ancient.
Paleo
How did Archaic people differ from Paleo people in terms of housing and settlement patterns?
They were less nomadic
Mogollon villages often included pithouses built around a ____________, a pit structure used for religious ceremonies.
kiva
Pueblo tribes were mostly ____________, as all property was owned by and inherited from the mother.
matriarchal
The Apache were were (more or less) nomadic than the Navajo or Pueblo peoples
more
The first evidence of paleo big-game hunters in New Mexico was discovered by ______________, a former African American slave.
George McJunkin
What technological development lead to more complex culture?
Farming led to a food surplus
Mogollon were likely the first group of people in NM to use the _________ and _________ for hunting, instead of spears.
bow and arrow
Ancestral Puebloans is the preferred term, rather than ___________, which means "ancient enemy"
Anasazi
Apache people were very ___________, as most decisions were made by consensus, or agreement.
democratic
What are two possible reasons that Paleo people disappeared?
Drought, extinction of large animals
The earliest known housing in New Mexico is call _________________
pithouses
Mogollon people developed the three sisters form of agriculture which included what three foods?
Corn, squash and beans
Ancestral Puebloans used what farming technique to water plants?
Many scholars believe that the Dine (Navajo) came to New Mexico around what year?
1200 AD
Clovis spear points were larger than Folsom spear points, indicating to archeologists that ______________________.
Clovis people hunted larger game and were probably(?) here first.
Archaic peoples used an _____________ to throw spears harder and more accurately.
atlatl
How did the environment influence Mogollon abandonment of the atlatl?
The changing environment was less suitable for larger game.
How did farming technology impact the architecture of Ancestral Puebloans?
Increased food supplies led to population growth which meant larger houses (i.e., pueblos) were necessary
Name four requirements for building a Navajo hogan
Face east, no windows, cannot be built near gravesites, old battlefields, or by, or with trees struck by lightning