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WorksheetsThe Southwest
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a Kachina doll?
What is the climate like in the Southwest?
The climate in the Southwest is hot, but can get very cold, dry, with low precipitation.
Chose a state that is in the Southwest area.
Indiana
South Dakota
What was common about government for many of the groups of the Southwest?
Many times the government leader was also the religious leader.
Many times the leaders were women.
Many times the leaders would meet every week.
They had presidents and vice presidents.
What is one thing that the hogans and pueblos have in common?
Both are made from adobe.
Both are used primarily for business purposes.
What is the main reason that most of the Southwest tribes used adobe?
To use resources that they had available.
What was on major difference between Navajo hogans and pueblos?
Navajo hogans were usually spread far apart, while pueblos were like apartements where people lived close together.
Choose the 3 Southwest Tribes that we read about this week.
(Choose 3 answers)
Navajo
Zuni
Hopi
cone shaped houses with a wooden frame covered by mud or adobe
Hogan
sun-dried bricks made of clay and straw
Adobe
extra amount
adapt
main food that people eat
staple
adapt
adobe
surplus
A system that allowed Native Americans to get goods from far away places.
trade network
adjust way of life to available resources
Surplus
Adobe
Adapt
Surplus
How did the Navajo learn to farm?
The Navajo learned to farm from the Hopi during a time of drought.
