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Pueblo Indians And The Cliff Dwellers

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GEOGRAPHY

WHERE THE PUEBLO AND THE CAVE DWELLERS LIVED
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THE PUEBLO LIVED IN NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, AND THE SOUTHWEST

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THEY WERE INFLUENCED BY...

DESERTS, DRY TEMPERATURES, LITTLE RAIN

THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST

TRADITION

HOW THE PUEBLO LIVED, THEIR BELIEFS, GOVERNMENT, CEREMONIES, AND CUSTOMS

THE WAR DANCE

THE DANCE WAS DONE TO IMITATE THE WAY SOMEONE IS SEEKING THEIR ENEMY. THE PERFORMER'S BODY WAS LEANED FORWARD AND AN ARROW OR TOMAHAWK WAS IN THEIR RIFHT HAND, AND A FEATHER WAS IN THEIR LEFT. THE ELBOWS WERE FLEXED ANDTHE HANDS WERE FORWARD. THE DANCERS WOULD TURN THEIR HEADS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THEY WOULD SLODE THEIR FEET.

THE EAGLE DANCE

THE EAGLE DANCE WAS A PRAYER TO THE THUNDER BIRD FOR RAIN.

THE MATACHINES DANCE

THE MOST DISTINGUISHED INDIAN DANCE. IT HAD EUROPEAN SOUNDS AND WAS PLAYED WITH VIOLIN.

STYLE

HOW THE PUEBLO CARRIED THEMSELVES.

MEN'S CLOTHING

MEN WORE BREECHCLOTHS OR KILTS.

WOMEN'S CLOTHING

WOMEN WORE MANTAS AND PUTTEE.

CIVILIZATION

HOW THE PUEBLO LIVED

GOVERNMENT

THE PUEBLOS HAD A THEOCRATIC GOVERNMENT WITH A HEAD PRIEST CALLED A CACIQUE.

FAMILY LIFE

PUEBLOS LIVED IN ADOBE HOUSES THAT SOMETIMES HAD DOZENS OF UNITS.

CLIFF DWELLINGS IN MESA VERDE

FAMILY LIFE

PUEBLO CHILDREN, WOMEN, AND MEN DAILY LIVES

ART

PUEBLOANS MADE JEWELRY, POTTERY, AND BASKETS

RELIGION

THE PUEBLO DID NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC RELIGION

KIVAS