anasazi

By Austin Hackettand

Aaron Wheeler

ANASAZI

Location The Anasazi lived in the southwestern

United States. It now called the Four Corners. Present day states are Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.

FOOD

The Anasazi, they farmed corn, pumpkins, squash and beans. The

dry heat did not stop the Anasazi from growing their crops. They dug

trenches to water their crops and they were the first to use the

irrigation system.

HOUSING

The Anasazi were called “Cliff Dwellers”, because they built houses on the side of mountains. They built apartments on top of mesas. A Kiva is a special room in their house that

holds religious ceremonies where only men can enter.

Art The anasazi wove baskets to carry food

and water. They would make rock art on the side of their houses. A lady named Nampeyo found a way to dig up clay to make pottery. She used plants to make her colors for the pottery.

Tools A spear thrower was used for hunting. It

was a piece of wood about a meter long with a leather hand grip at the end. The bow and arrow was used for hunting. The bow was made of a flexible wood.

Time period Anasazi’s lived from 100 B.C. to 1300

A.D. They were called the “Ancient People”, because they lived a long time ago. Their first homes were called pueblos.

Religion Anasazi had many nature gods. Some

of the gods were earth mother, sun god, and rain god. Their religious ceremonies were in Kivas (underground rooms).

Clothing They wove cotton into shirts, robes, kilts,

and socks. They wore moccasins, sandals, and snowshoes made from yucca fibers. Woman wore necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and pins made from bones, wood, and shells.

Trade They mostly traded with different

Anasazi’s, from Colorado to Nevada. They traveled mostly by foot. Sea shells, parrots, copper bells, and cotton were traded locally.

Today Anasazi had many different things that

we use now days : moccasins , sandals, pottery, bow and spears.

Bibliography http://www.watertown.k12.ma.us/cunniff/americ

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