Vocabulary #5

a government that is run from a central location

• patriarchal

• centralized government

• matriarchal

• Athabascan

A ceremonial pit used by both ancient and modern Puebloan people.

• pueblo

• hogan

• wickiup

• kiva

Referring to a society where women hold the most social power.

• matriarchal

• monotheism

• patriarchal

• polytheism

The belief in many gods.

• matriarchal

• monotheism

• patriarchal

• polytheism

The belief in one god.

• matriarchal

• monotheism

• patriarchal

• polytheism

Term used by Spanish explorers to describe Native villages they encountered that had multi-room and sometimes multi-level homes.

• teepee

• hogan

• wickiup

• pueblo

Language of the Diné people

• Athabascan

• Diné

• pueblo

• hogan

"the people" in the Athabascan language; name used by Navajo and Apache people.

• pueblo

• hogan

• Athabascan

• Diné

Main form of Navajo housing made from logs, mud, and brush.

• pueblo

• hogan

• teepee

• wickiup

Cone-shaped tent covered in animal skins used as temporary housing by Apache Indians.

• pueblo

• hogan

• teepee

• wickiup