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Ch. 2-History of NM
New Mexico's Early People-Ch. 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which group were the first big-game hunters in eastern NM? | Clovis people |
| Evidence of which group was found by George McJunkin? | Folsom people |
| Who were the nomads that came after the big-game hunters? | Desert Dwellers |
| Which group were the early farmers in SW New Mexico that grew corn and beans? | Mogollon |
| Which group built the great Pueblo Bonito? | Anasazi |
| Which group lived in Arizona and got water form the sun-baked soil? | Hohokam |
| Where did the first Americans most likely come from? | Asia |
| Who were the earliest people to live in NM? | Big-game hunters |
| What did the Desert Culture people discover? | They discovered how to grow corn and squash |
| Which culture developed in the Four Corners region? | Anasazi |
| What were underground rooms built by the Anasazi called? | Kivas |
| What do archaeologists believe about Anasazi women? | owned property |
| Where in NM is the Pueblo Bonito located? | Chaco Canyon |
| After the Anasazi decline, where were most NM villages located? | Four Corners Area |
| To which group does the term “enemies of our ancestors” refer to? | Navajo |
| What was the name of the land bridge early Americans crossed over to come to North America? | Beringia |
| Which group built both large apartment houses and cliff dwellings? | Anasazi |
| Which group lived in Arizona and squeezed water from the sun-baked soil? | Hohokam |
| Who were the “Ancient Ones”? | Anasazi |
| Which are of the three Anasazi ruins that still exist today? | Pueblo Bonito, Mesa Verde, Aztec |
| In which location would you find Cliff Palace? | Mesa Verde |
| Which does “Mesa Verde” mean? | Green Table |
| What does “Pueblo Bonito” mean? | Pretty town |
| How many cultures came out of the Pueblo Culture? | two |
| Who was responsible for the naming of the Native American's "Indian"? | Christopher Columbus |
| Where did Christopher Columbus thought he had landed when he mistakenly landed in the Spice Island's of India? | Far East Spice Islands called the Indies |
| What did Columbus called the natives on the Caribbean Islands? | Indios or Indians |
| For how long was this mistake given to all native people living in the Americas? | 500 years |
| What is a kill site? | area where early hunters killed game for food |
| What is an atlatl? | spear-throwing devices used by the early people to hurl spears or darts |
| What is kiva? | religious center for the Anasazi and Pueblo Indians. |
| What were the two reasons the Anasazi used kivas in the pueblo villages? | religious purposes and secret meetings |
| What is a mano? | tool used to grind corn into meal |
| What is a metate? | flat stone on which corn is ground into meal |
| What is a pueblo? | Spanish word that means town |
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