Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Desert People of the Southwest

Front

Which phrase best describes Pueblo people such as the Hopi and Zuni?

Back

They were farmers who stayed in one place and grew crops.

Front

What evidence supports the fact that the Pueblo were skilled builders?

Back

Their homes were built in the shape of a pyramid and looked like modern apartment buildings.

Front

What is the meaning of the word mesa?

Back

flat topped hill with steep sides

Front

According to the traditional beliefs of the Hopi, what is the most important activity the kachinas help them do?

Back

Succeed at farming

Front

How did scholars connect the Navajo people to the Athabascan tribes of Alaska and Canada?

Back

by their languages

Front

How was the Apache way of gathering food different from the Navajo and Pueblo people?

Back

They hunted buffalo, deer, and other animals.

Front

How were tribes able to get natural resources they needed?

Back

They would trade with other tribes

Front

Permanent homes and farming meant that the tribes could be described as .....

Back

Sedentary (stay in one place)

Front

How did Pueblo tribes overcome the difficulty planting crops in the hot desert climate?

Back

They built irrigation systems to bring the water from the river to their crops.

Front

Which of these was not a material used to build homes in the desert?
Adobe clay, Animal skins, Twigs and branches, Cactus and agave plants

Back

Cactus and agave plants