Environment and Resources
What does arid mean?
Very hot and dry, with little rainfall.
Name one crop grown by Southwest tribes.
Corn, beans, or squash.
What material was used to make adobe?
clay
Navajo nicknamed themselves "The ____"
Dine or "The People"
What is a ritual?
A sacred action performed in a certain way or order.
Name one state in the Southwest region described in the lesson.
Texas, New Mexico, or Arizona.
What system helped carry water to crops?
Irrigation/canal systems
What was a Navajo home called?
A hogan.
What does matrilocal mean?
Households were traced through the women and men left their household to join the new wife's
What language did Navajo Code Talkers use to send secret messages?
The Navajo language
Name one natural resource found in the Southwest.
Clay or stone.
Who was responsible for making the food?
Women of the tribe
What was unique about Hogans
1. There were male and female hogans
Name two common clothing elements of the Navajo people
Bright colors, conchos, turquoise, velvet shirts, skirts, moccasins, lots of jewelry
Where would rituals take place in a Pueblo?
In the Kivas
How would you describe the Southwest’s climate?
It is arid, or very hot and dry, with little rainfall.
How did irrigation help farmers grow crops in a dry region?
Canals carried water to the crops.
Name one type of home associated with the Apache in the lesson.
Teepees or wikkiups/wigwams.
Name two things women were responsible for and two things men were responsible for.
Women - raising children, pottery, cooking, household tasks such as gathering firewood and water
Men - building, hunting, fighting
What do The Navajo believe rituals help heal today?
Illness and emotional imbalances
Why were water systems especially important for farming in the Southwest?
The region had little rainfall, so farmers needed ways to bring water to crops.
Name one animal that was commonly hunted in this area.
Rabbits, deer
Compare a Pueblo adobe home with a Navajo hogan. Give one difference.
A Pueblo home was made from adobe, which included clay, wooden beams, and stone.
A hogan was made from logs and stone and had a dirt roof.
Which family members were included in the large households described in the lesson? Name two.
Any two: grandparents, aunts, uncles, children, or parents.
In what war were Code Talkers used in and for which country?
World War 2 for the US