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They are like detectives of the past. Their main goal is to understand the past by examining evidence. The two kinds of evidence that they use to learn history are primary sources and secondary sources. These sources offer them a viewpoint from multiple perspectives. (Worldly view) |
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| Primary sources? Give one example. |
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| Firsthand (eyewitness) accounts or original objects and documents from the past. Such as diaries, letters, autobiographies, photographs, paintings, videos, maps, newspapers, and interviews. |
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| Secondary sources? Give one example. |
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Second hand accounts. It is a summary of an event based on the study of one or more primary sources. Such as a textbook. |
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| a one sided point of view. Meaning you only know part of the story. You shouldn't form an opinion unless you hear both points of view. |
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| Understanding events and people based on the accepted ideas and values of the time period being studied. It means put yourself in someone else's shoes, look at the situation from their point of view. |
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| The study of the earths land, water, people, plants and animals. |
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| The 5 themes of Geography are: |
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Movement, Region, Human Environment Interaction, Location and Place.
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One of the 5 themes of Geography. Relates to the movement of people, ideas, goods, resources and communication. |
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| One of the 5 themes of Geography. Relates to places on Earth that have at least ONE common feature. |
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| Human Environment Interaction |
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| One of the 5 themes of Geography. The study of relationships between people and their environment. |
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| One of the 5 themes of Geography. It's the relative (idea) or absolute (exact) location of a place on Earth. |
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| One of the 5 themes of Geography. Usually described by identifying their physical features (mountains, rivers, lakes, deserts, valleys, etc...) and human characteristics (languages, buildings, roads, religions, political beliefs, etc...) |
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| What are the Four Natural Provinces of New Mexico? |
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| Basin and Range, Rocky Mountains, Great Plains and the Colorado Plateau. |
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| In which of the Four Provinces do most of New Mexicans live? |
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| The Basin and Range Province |
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| How many life zones are there in New Mexico? |
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| What are the sources of water in NM? |
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| Surface water (rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, etc) and Groundwater. |
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| What is New Mexicos most precious source and influences the settlement of people? |
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| What are the shortcomings of NMs geographical conditions? |
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An elevated area of mostly flat land usually extending from a mountain range. Geographical features include Mesas - rise from the Earth that are so flat on top that they look like tabletops. Tableland is a common nickname.
Buttes is similar to a mesa but is smaller, more like a hill with a sharp rise and steep sloping sides. |
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| Ancestral Puebloans developed ways of living on what type of land? |
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| Great fields of dried lava |
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| Staked plains, some of the flattest lands in the world. Dry, treeless area. |
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| People who wander from place to place in search of food. They have no permanent home and are hunter/gatherers. |
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| Big Game Hunters. Earliest people in NM, nomadic, hunter Gatherers. They followed and hunted Big Game Animals like mammoths. (CLOVIS and FOLSOM Man, Spear Points) |
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Desert Dwellers. They:
- were hunter gatherers
- were the earliest farmers
- were semi-nomadic, because they built pit houses
- developed art forms such as basketry, weaving, sculpture
- had advanced tools and methods for hunting, butchering, and storing food (a tool they used was called a atlatl).
- had religious beliefs and practices. (Kivas were a religious place for ceremonies and gathering for men). |
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| Stones used to grind seed into flour. |
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Earliest FULL-TIME farmers.
Hunter gatherers.
Lived in southwestern NM.
Had homes called pithouses and cliff dwellings.
Created designed pottery.
Nobody knows what happened to them. |
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Lived in cliff dwellings and great Pueblo style villages, such as Chaco Canyon.
They were skilled farmers (irrigation and dry farming).
They were matriarchal (mom ruled and holds the power in this social unit).
They had baskets and pottery.
Their ideal weapon was a bow and arrow.
They traded and built roads and irrigation systems. |
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| The Apache and Navajo tribe people were referred to as what? |
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| What did the Apache and Navajo tribes have in common? |
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- They shared the same language, known as Athabaskan.
- They both were nomadic and known for trading and raiding.
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| What is the Navajo home called? |
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| What is the Apache home called? |
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True or False? Navajos are the largest Native American tribe in New Mexico today. |
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| What was the Ancestral Puebloans favorite weapon? |
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a religious place for ceremonies and gathering place for men. |
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