New Mexico People and Cultures

An atlatl is...

• A flat stone used by prehistoric people to grind seeds.

• A wooden tool used by Archaic people to throw spears

• A type of arrow used by the Apache.

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

. What does matriarchal refer to?

• A society where men hold the most social power.

• A society where religious leaders hold the most social power.

• A society where women hold the most social power.

• A society where there is a centralized government.

Ancient civilizations in the Eastern and Western Hemisphere both had centralized governments.

• True

• False

How did the Paleo people first arrive to North America?

• They swam or boated across the Atlantic Ocean

• They traveled north from South America

• They crossed the Bering Land Bridge

• They took a plane

What is the language that the Navajo and Apache share?

• Athabascan

• Dine

• Mogollon

• Paleo

What was the purpose of the kiva for the Mogollon and Ancestral Pueblo?

• It was a place to hold meetings for the entire community- men, women and children

• Protection from predators

• A shelter from bad weather

• A place for religious ceremonies and male gatherings

What is a pueblo?

• A Spanish term for Indian villages that had multi-room and sometimes multi-level homes

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

• A wooden tool used by Archaic People

• The mani form of Navajo housing ,made from logs, mud, and brush

What elements are important in a Navajo healing ceremony, called a Blessingway?

• Sand paintings

• good weather

• Faith in the healing gods by all people involved

• Chanting and religious objects

• a medicine man

The Apache people were known as

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Please tell me about two things that the Mogollon, Ancestral Puebloans and us share in common.

Please tell me about two differences between these ancient cultures and ourselves.