Ch. 5 Early Homes

A house with a simple rectangular design, a simple chimney, and a pitched roof.

• Garrison

• Cape Cod

• Longhouse

• Saltbox

Bundles of reed and straw.

• thatch

• adobe

• brick

• clapboards

Thin, oblong pieces of material that are laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof and sides of a structure.

• Clapboard

• Thatch

• Shingles

• Adobe

A two-sided roof with a steep angle.

• Gambrel

• Gable

• Mansard

• Ell

The wood frame of the house formed part of the outside wall.

• Half-Timbered

• Log Cabin

• Garrison

• Swedish

Two slopes on each side, the upper slope being flatter than the lower slope.

• Pitch roof

• Gable Roof

• Mansard Roof

• Gambrel Roof

An extension built at right angles to the length of the structure.

• ell

• clapboard

• Garrison

• Saltbox

Houses built on top of each other.

• Garrison

• Cape Cod

• Adobe

• Pueblo

Clay that was formed into sun-dried bricks.

• Wigwam

• Adobe

• Thatch

• Pueblo

Reed mats that were wrapped around a rounded wood frame to create a domelike structure.

• tepee

• longhouse

• sod house

• wigwam