NM Ch 2 Review

NM Ch 2 Review

Spring 2021

Multiple Choice

Which of these groups was the first to arrive in North America

• Apache

• Ancestral Pueblo

• Paleo

• Archaic

Multiple Choice

How did they arrive in the Americas?

• The took a boat

• They walked over a land bridge from Europe

• They walked over a land bridge from Russia

• We have no idea

The Paleo people came to the Americas first

• We don't know much about them because they were nomadic

• They likely came over when the space between Russian and Alaska (and most of Canada) was covered in ice as they were following their food source.

Multiple Choice

Who discovered the first evidence of the Paleo people?

• George McJunkin

• Ridgley Whiteman

• John Chisum

• Billy the Kid

George McJunkin

• Black Cowboy who discovered an arrow head in very large bison bones

• Ridgley Whiteman discovers mammoth bones 20 years later with a spear point that was even older.

Climate Change

Plants and animals start to get smaller due to a changing climate

Poll

The archaic people were NOT nomadic

• True

• False

FALSE

• They were semi-nomadic meaning they moved around some, but came back to the same places each year

Multiple Choice

Which is FALSE about the Archaic people?

• They built housing

• They lived in larger groups and traded with other tribes

• Every year they returned to the same camps

• They lived in large multifamily housing

The Archaic People

• Moved around with the seasons, but always came back to the same spot

• Built housing (Pithouses)

• Lived in larger groups and started to trade with other groups

• They did not live in large multi-family structures, those came after they disapeared.

Multiple Select

Which groups replaced the Archaic people? (hint: there are 2)

• Paleo

• Mogollon

• Dine

• Ancestral Pueblo

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements are true about the Mogollon people? (there are 3)

• Earliest full-time farmers

• Best known for their pottery

• They started building Pueblo housing

• First group to use a bow and arrow

The Mogollon

Best known for their pottery

First to be full-time farmers

First to use the bow and arrow

Not the creator of Pueblo-style housing

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are descendants of the Ancestral Pueblo? (1)

• Cheyenne

• Laguna

• Apache

• Navajo

Descendants of the Ancestral Pueblo include all those listed below (there are 19 Pueblo tribes in New Mexico)

• Zuni

• Hopi

• Acoma

• Laguna

• Sandia

Poll

What kind of housing is this?

• Kiva

• Pueblo Style

• Teepee

• Wickiups

Ancestral Pueblo Housing

• Started the Pueblo-style housing

• Above ground with hand cut stones

• Large multi-family buildings

Multiple Select

Dine is the name of which tribes (2)?

• Hohokan

• Pueblo

• Navajo

• Cherokee

• Apache

The Dine include both the Navajo and the Apache.

• They were a nomadic tribe that came from Canada and then became farmers - were taught by the Pueblo, their "frenemies"

• Athabaskan is their language group

Multiple Select

Which are true about the Navajo? (3)

• Largest group of Native Americans in New Mexico

• They were not farmers

• Shamans are their spiritual leaders

• Largest Reservation in the United States

The Navajo

• Live in the North Western part of New Mexico

• Became farmers after arriving in New Mexico

• Very religious and have Shamans who are trained in traditional medicine

• They built 5-sided hogans

Multiple Choice

Which is not true of the Apache (1)

• They stayed in the same place all year round

• They were fierce warriors

• Hunters and gatherers who would raid the Pueblos if they had to

• Lived in Teepees and Wickiups

The Apache

• Nomadic hunters and gatherers

• Raided the Pueblos when they couldn't find other food

• Built Teepees which were easily moved and Wickiups which were left behind

Multiple Select

Which of the following are Apache groups ? (3)

• Chiricahua

• Jicarilla

• Zuni

• Mescalero

Apache groups

• Jicarilla (Central and Eastern NM)

• Mescalero (Southern NM)

• Chiracahua (Arizona and Mexico)

Other Key Terms to know:

• Archeologists - a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.

• Monotheism (Believes in one god) and Polytheism (Believes in many gods)

Other Key Terms to know

Mano (small stone) and Metate (large stone) used to ground grains

Essay topic

How do you think that the Indian tribes of New Mexico have impacted our state today?