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Ch. 2, L 3
Southwest Desert
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Social Studies
5th Grade
11/04/2012

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Term
hot
arid
Definition
The Southwest desert cultural region is mostly _______ and ________.
Term
Hopi
Zuni
Pueblo Indians
Village
Definition
_____ and _______ are two tribes that settled in the Southwest Desert Cultural region, who later became known as ________, which is a spanish word for _______.
Term
A. Farmers
B. Hunters
C. Raised sheep
Definition
What are the lifestyles of the following people on the Southwest?
A. Pueblo: _____________
B. Apache: _____________
C. Navajo: _____________
Term
Anasazi
four corners
Definition
Bueblo Indians descended from the ________ of the land around the _________.
Term
irrigation
Anasazi
Definition
The Pueblo developed _________ to grow corn, bans, squash, and cotton like the __________.
Term
housing customs
apartment buildings
several
Definition
Pueblo also followed Anasazi __________, making their villages look like today's __________, rising _______ stories off the ground.
Term
Hopi
high mesas
defend themselves against enemies
Definition
The _______ placed their villages on top of ______ because it helped them ________.
Term
Hopi
governed
owned
passed it down
Definition
The _____ men _______ their villages while the women ______ all the property and _______ to their daughters.
Term
cloth
baskets
Definition
Men are the weavers of _______ and women were the weavers of ________.
Term
RAIN
Definition
What did tribes like the Hopi needed most to survive in the harsh, dry region?
Term
Kachinas
Definition
______ are people who the Hopi believed could bring them rain and other help.
Term
Hopi dance ceremonies
Definition
How did the Hopi honored the Kachinas and sought their aid?
Term
It traditionally began when a group of dancers emerged from a Kiva.
Definition
What happened at the Kachina ceremonies?
Term
Snake dance
snakes
tiny streams of water
Definition
What is another ceremony which dancers hoped would bring rain? The ______ represented ________.
Term
If she is wearing squash blossom hair.
Definition
How can you tell if a young woman was not married?
Term
reservations
villages
Definition
Today, Hopi live on ______ in northeast Arizona and in ________
Term
oraibi
oldest
Definition
Founded in 1050, one of those villages is ________, built on a mesa and probably the ________ town in the US.
Term
Navajo "code talkers"
Japan
transmit messages
secretly
Definition
About 420, ______ helped the American effort against ______ during WWII, by helping Americans ______ to each other _______.
Term
code
communicate
enemy understanding
Definition
These "code talkers" communicated in a complicated _______, which allowed commanders to _______ with soldiers on the battlefield without the _______.
Term
very few
written alphabet
person to person
Definition
Three reasons the US recruited Navajos:
1. The Navajo language is spoken by _______ non-Navajos.
2. It does not have ________.
3. The language and history were passed from ________.
Term
memory
very quickly
Definition
The Navajos' _______ allowed them to send and receive messages _____, which was important for saving lives.
Term
20
30
Definition
Two Navajo Code talker could relay messages in about ___ seconds, which would have taken a code machine about ____ minutes to perform the same task.
Term
Northwest Coast cultural region
North America
Alaska
Canada
Washington
Definition
The _________ had plentiful natural resources. The cultural region would be along the _________ in present day __________, ____________, and ____________.
Term
cedar tree
game
hunting
fish
seals
Definition
The forests contained many tall, sturdy ___________. they were rich in ___________ for __________. The coastal waters and rivers were filled with ________ and _______.
Term
Hunting
Gathering
Definition
The people of the Northwest Coast did not have to grow crops for food because they were able to get everything they needed from __________ and __________.
Term
potlatches
to give away
Definition
With such a wealth of resources, the Kwakiutl and other tribes were able to hold ____________ meaning _____________.
Term
respect
community
Definition
A potlatch was held to gain ________ from the __________ by displaying ____________ and ____________.
Term
totem pole
carved post
animals
ancestors
totem poles
Definition
The ____________, a ____________ with __________ or other images representing a person's ___________ was another way to show wealth. People proudly displayed their ________, some as tall as a four- story building.
Term
cedar log
dugout canoe
seals
sea otters
whales
meat or food
furs for clothing
oil for lamps and heating
Definition
A master carver also used a single _________ to make a _____________. The Kwakiutl used these canoes to hunt at sea. They hunted _______, ________, and __________. These animals provided _________,________, and _______________.
Term
shaman
cure
men
women
Definition
A ___________ was a person people came to when they were not feeling well. they believed that the shaman could ______ them. Both _______ and _______ could become shamans.
Term
masks
rattles
serving dishes
Definition
Because food was plentiful, the Kwakiutl had plenty of time to create beautiful things such as ______, ______, and _________.
Term
IZZY IS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Definition
WHO'S AWESOME
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