How did the people of the Desert Southwest Meet Their Needs?

How did the Pueblo people get their name 'Pueblo'?

• It means warrior in their language.

• They called themselves Pueblo.

• It's the Spanish word for their type of houses.

• They were named after their god called Pueblo.

What is a Kiva?

• A fruit that the Pueblo grew.

• An type of clothing they wore.

• A below ground room used for ceremonies and rituals.

• A special weapon they used.

What are some of the groups that belonged to the Pueblo people?

• The Hopi

• The Navajo

• The Apache

• The Zuni

Where do the Hopi and Zuni live now?

• In parts of Arizona and New Mexico.

• In parts of Utah and Colorado.

• In parts of California, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

• In parts of Arizona only.

What are Kachinas?

• They are spirits the Hopi believe in.

• They are special carriages the Hopi use for transport.

• They are special crops the Hopi farm.

• They are the enemies of the Hopi.

Who are the Navajo related to?

• To African-Americans of Florida.

• To the Althabascans of Alaska and Canada.

• To the Hohokam and Ancestral Pueblo.

• To the Maya and Olmec.

In what kind of houses did the Navajo live?

• In Kivas.

• In cliff dwellings made of adobe.

• In large dome-shaped buildings called Hogans.

• In dome-shaped Wickiups covered with skins, reed mats and grass.

The Navajo's relationship with the Spanish was mostly hostile. What does hostile mean?

• unfriendly

• friendly

• neither friendly, nor unfriendly

• welcoming and warm

"Traditionally, the Navajo believe in hozho, or 'walking in beauty'."

What does this mean?

• Wearing nice clothes and having a cool haircut.

• Make art and practice dancing.

• To live in harmony with the Earth.

• Being handsome or beautiful.

Where do scholars think the Navajo migrated from?

• From Mexico.

• From Alaska and Northwest Canada.

• From South America.

• From Northeast America.