routes and a reliable source of food‚ then the Anasazi tribe would be suitable for you. The Anasazi tribe is located in the region of the Four Corners. Agriculture and the surplus of turquoise are sustainable to meet the needs of the people. The Anasazi tribe would be a satisfactory place to live due to the fair social structure for both sexes‚ agricultural system‚ gorgeous and safe architecture‚ surplus of turquoise‚ and trading routes. The Anasazi tribe’s social structure is more equally fair
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The Anasazi Indians From the scattered references made about the ancient Anasazi Indians in Tony Hillerman’s A Thief of Time‚ one can identify several cultural characteristics of this mysterious tribe. One can discover how they lived‚ where they lived‚ their religion‚ simple day to day activities‚ and mysteries about their culture. Even though many references are made about this tribe‚ people will never know the truth‚ for there is an unsolved mystery to why the Anasazi disappeared. Even to this
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particular society time and time again. This essay traces the rise of Cahokia and Chaco Canyon and the developments of each culture to each cultures end. Cahokia was the largest pre-Columbian town in North America – five times the size of its nearest competition (Thomas 152). Cahokia was composed of a number of competing chiefdoms‚ sometimes consolidating into a single paramount chiefdom and other times warring with one another. Cahokia was home to 10‚000 – 15‚000 people and perhaps tens of thousands
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The Anasazi Indians were a very interesting tribe. The word "Anasazi" is a Navajo word meaning "Ancient Ones." The Anasazis‚ also known as "Cliffdwellers"‚ were a very artistic tribe. They were from the American Southwest and lived in caves in cliff walls. That’s where they got their name "Cliffdwellers". The Anasazi lived in present day Utah‚ Colorado‚ Arizona‚ and New Mexico in the region also known as the "Four Corners" for about 300 years. In about
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interesting topic of Native Americans and America before Columbus arrived. I will be discussing some ideas I summarized from this article. First of all‚ I have never heard of the name Cahokia before prior to reading the article. I was surprised at the fact that it was once a city in Illinois. In fact‚ the article described Cahokia as an Illinois Babylon. In addition‚ a misconception Europeans had about the North American Continent was the idea of it being an empty continent. This misconception was indeed
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settlements‚ they were small houses with barns close by‚ they would grow simple crops such as corn and beans. These dwellings developed‚ over thousands of years‚ into fully functioning societies. One of the more notable groups of settlers were the Anasazi. The Anasazi had developed multi-level‚ apartment-like complexes. They would create earthen dams to utilize the little water provided in their desert environment‚ they also created pottery to help store their abundance of crops they grew from their irrigated
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natural environment. Whereas some buildings were designed and constructed for specified functions‚ others‚ such as Anasazi great houses‚ were massive multi-purpose structures. Because great houses from Chaco Canyon are so well preserved‚ it is possible to have a decent understanding of the structure of Anasazi architecture for analysis. A close examination of the innovative Anasazi great house architecture of the Chaco Canyon region reveals its utilitarian value. Chaco Canyon‚ located in northwest
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The Anasazi civilization fell because of a variety of geographical reasons. The most prominent are drought‚ famine‚ and climate change. During periods of time where it would fluctuate between normal rainfall and drought‚ the Anasazi farmers would move up into the mountains where the soil had retained more water. However‚ during their decline‚ the earth was cooling slightly‚ so the mountains were too cold to farm. Thus‚ famine occurred. “Anasazi farmers were kept from moving to higher‚ moister grounds
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tops. The significant buildings‚ such as their wooden temples‚ council houses and chief’s house‚ were built atop these mounds. The cultural hub of the Mississippian culture was Cahokia‚ which occupied over 8000 people and was the first metropolis of America. Constructed near present day Collinsville‚ Illinois‚ Cahokia occupied nearly 120 temple mounds‚ including Monks Mound‚ the largest mound in North America and nearly 100 feet tall. The Mississippian culture developed a complex chiefdom level
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Name: John Kindley | Class: GH AP Y (Even) | Date: November 3rd‚ 2012 | Chapter 12‚ Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas‚ 200 - 1500 | Pages 306 - 331 | | Classic-Era Culture and Society in Mesoamerica‚ 200 - 900: | | * Remarkable civilization created | | * Different language + politics‚ but unified by material culture‚ religious beliefs + practices‚ and social structure | Classic Period | * Classic period (built upon Olmec and other civilizations) | | * Social
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