Chaco Canyon Research Paper
Chaco Canyon is located in northwestern New Mexico. Around 700 they started building rectangular houses above the ground. There was higher rainfall and higher groundwater levels and this caused an increase in population. What was so remarkable about this period was the Chaco phenomenon, which is the construction of fourteen Great houses in Chaco Canyon. These houses were multistory, and made from stone-and-timber pueblos. One of the houses, known as Pueblo Bonito, had more than six hundred rooms, forty ritual enclosures and it was as high as five stories. Large caches of rich ceremonial artifacts have been discovered and so it is believed that it served as ceremonial functions.
It has also been discovered that the way the houses were aligned
they served for predicting the annual solar and eighteen-year lunar cycles. The roads were aligned perfectly straight for many miles. (pg. 202, 203)
Why did the pagan inhabitants of Mecca originally drive Muhammad out when he began to preach about his visions?
The pagan inhabitants of Mecca originally drove Muhammad out when he began to preach about his visions because the Meccan authorities did not support this form of worship. Their worship was centered on nature deities and various cult objects. They believed in the Black Stone which is protected in a religious shrine called the Ka’ba. The Muslims believe that God gave this stone to the prophet Ibrahim. So when Muhammad begin preaching about One True God, he had to flee, fearing for his safety. (207, 208)
It has also been discovered that the way the houses were aligned
they served for predicting the annual solar and eighteen-year lunar cycles. The roads were aligned perfectly straight for many miles. (pg. 202, 203)
Why did the pagan inhabitants of Mecca originally drive Muhammad out when he began to preach about his visions?
The pagan inhabitants of Mecca originally drove Muhammad out when he began to preach about his visions because the Meccan authorities did not support this form of worship. Their worship was centered on nature deities and various cult objects. They believed in the Black Stone which is protected in a religious shrine called the Ka’ba. The Muslims believe that God gave this stone to the prophet Ibrahim. So when Muhammad begin preaching about One True God, he had to flee, fearing for his safety. (207, 208)