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Anasazi-KH
Anasazi culture-Mr.B-SS-T1
Question | Answer |
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Kiva(Great Kiva) | A square, above-ground room used by modern day Hopi for religiousand spiritual ceremonies. 2. A subterranean room- usually round, generally believed to have been used by the Anasazi men for religious and ceremonial purose. |
pictographs | Pictures or picture-like symbols that represent an idea or tell a story. Pictographs can be foundin the works of many ancient cultures on papyrus or wood,on cloth, on pottery and jewelry, painted on walls. |
kachinas | 1. Benevolent spiritual intermediaries between certain southwestern peoplesand the gods. Kachinas bring good health, fertility, rain, abundance, and other blessings. 2. Dolls or images of the supernatural beings |
yucca plant | Member of the agave family with stiff green sword-like leaves an white flowerson a tall stalk. Pueblo peoples used roots and flowers for food, tips for needles, fibers for weaving baskets, sandals and rope, and sap(aloe vera) for medicine |
mesa | An elevated area of land with a flat topand sides that are usually steep cliffs. It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape. |
metate | A flat or slightly concave stone base on which grain, nuts, and seeds were ground using the smaller mano. |
maize | Early form of corn. |
hogan | The primary traditional round home of the Navajo people; made of wooden poles covered with a ayer of mud. Door faces east to face the sun. |
Kokopelli | A well known mythological hump-backed flute player in most Southwestern Pueblo cultures. Among other things, this spiritual figure represents fertility and rain. |
turquoise | An opaque, blue-green mineral prized by the Navajo and other peublo peoples for making silver jewelry |