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Ancient Cultures
SW: Pueblos & Navajos
Pacific Northwest
Vocabulary
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This ancient culture of first Americana hunted animals and gathered plants (such as nuts, berries, & mushrooms)

Hunter-gatherers

100

Navajos lived in this type of dome-shaped home

hogans

100

These groups lived in the Pacific NW

Tlingit & Kwakiutl

100

a log that has been carved with sacred images

Totem Pole

200

The Maya relied on this for food

farming

200

Pueblos built their homes without doors or windows for ___________

protection

200

This was their most valuable resource 

trees

200

Move from one place to another

migrate

300

This group relied on slavery to force other people to work for them without pay

The Aztecs

300

The Navajos migrated from this northern area to the Southwest

Alaska & Canada

300

This natural resource provided lots of food for the Pacific NW

The ocean (fishing & hunting)

300

Special celebration of the Pacific NW

potlatch

400
Due to the Four Corners being a very hot, dry place, this group began the practice of irrigation

The Anasazi

400

The Navajos believed in "hozho" which translates to "walking in beauty."
What does "walking in beauty" mean?

living in balance & harmony

400

Why did the people of the Pacific NW rely on hunting & gathering rather than farming

Food in this region was plentiful:
many animals to hunt, and the coastline provided plants, berries, & fish. 

400

A large area controlled by one ruler

empire

500

This group believed that all living things had souls. So, they wouldn't waste anything when hunting animals.

The Inuit

500
The Pueblo believed that this type of dance would bring rain and help crops grow:

kachina dances

500

Why did the Anasazi (desert) and the Tlingit (coastline) eat different foods?

The Anasazi need to farm being land-locked in the desert, and the Tlingit had many animals available to hunt.

500

This terms refers to a group's way of life, which includes their customs, beliefs, and language

culture