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Prehistoric People
Archaic People
Mogollon People
Apache/Navajo
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What does Prehistoric mean?

time before written records

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How did Archaic People live?

lived in different places during different seasons, built seasonal houses and hunted smaller animals

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How did Mogollon people water their crops?

collected rainwater, redirected water from streams

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What name did the Navajo and Apache give themselves?

Dine

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In the Navajo religion, how are sand paintings used?

as part of the curing ceremony

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Who were the first people to live in NM

Paleo People

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How did farming change life for Archaic People?

did not have to travel, surplus of food, developed more complex society

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What is a Kiva? Where was it located?

a pit house used for religious ceremonies, located in the center of villages

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How did the Dine people live?

they were nomadic and spent much of their time moving from place to place
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What is a blessingway?

a song or chant that helps the Najavo keep balance with the universe

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Who was the person who found the first evidence of the Paleo People in NM

George McJunkin

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What were the earliest known housing for Archaic People?

Pit houses

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How did Mogollon housing change?

started to build wiht stone, brick, and clay, Multi-room apartment housing, 40-50 rooms

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How did the Navajo change over time?

They adopted more farming practices and settled over time

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What were the ancient apache known for?

Being fierce warriors

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What types of animals did the Paleo people hunt? (at least 3)

woolly mammoth, sloths,sabertooth tigers, large bears, and giant bison

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What is the most important discovery dated to the Archaic period

Atlatl

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Describe a pueblo.

structure built above ground, connecting rooms with shared walls

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Describe a hogan.

It was a home made from logs, mud and brush. They had no windows, doorway faced east. Most were cone shaped.
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what are the two main apache tribes that live in NM today?

The Jicarilla and Mescalero

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What was the difference between Folsom and Clovis Points?

Clovis point was bigger and had a leaf-like shape with a slender point

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Name three tools the Archaic people used and describe how each tool was used?

Atlatl- to throw spears

Baskets-store seeds and other foods

Mano and metate-used to make flour

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What happened to the Mogollon people?

People think they moved to a different area, joined the Ancestral Puebloans, or spread throughout the region

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Where could hogans not be built and why?

near gravesites, old battlefields, or trees hit by lightning Believed could contain bad spirits

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Describe Apache housing and what are the two main types?

they are temporary shelters, made with animals skins, and brush, grass, thin branches    Teepees/Wickiups