Navajo Flashcardizz

Front

How did the Navajo find food before learning to farm?

Back

They hunted and gathered.

Front

After the Spanish introduced sheep, the Navajo began to-

Back

herd.

Front

What were Navajo hogans made of?

Back

bark, sticks and mud

Front

Where in the present-day US is the original Navajo homeland?

Back

the Southwest

Front

What happens to Navajo sand paintings after ceremonies end?

Back

They are swept away.

Front

What happened on the Long Walk in 1863?

Back

The Navajo were forced to march 300 miles from their home to a reservation in New Mexico, and many died.

Front

How is land passed down in the Navajo culture?

Back

from mothers to daughters

Front

How many ceremonies do the Navajo have?

Back

more than 50

Front

Which group of Europeans came to conquer the Southwest and clashed with the Pueblo and the Navajo? Options: the French, the Greek, the Spanish, the Italians.

Back

the Spanish

Front

Why did the Navajo have to move from their home reservation?

Back

the U.S. government wanted their land.