English Wigwam

Salem, MA

English Wigwam

Salem, MA

Cahokia

Cahokia, IL

1400 CE

Cahokia

Cahokia, IL

1400 CE

Cahokia

Cahokia, IL

grass and Mud added to wigwam to insulate better than other wigwams

Blackfoot Teepee

1900 ce

plains natives, poles used are very important and rare

Custer's Last Stand

1890 ce

Sioux Nation

a battle documented as a win by the Sioux indians

Earthlodge Pawnee PPL

antrance at east and alter at west

Mesa Verde

1100 ce

Mesa Verde, CO

The "green table" they planted crops on top of plateau and carried water up to the top everyday to water crops from river at bottom of plateau

Mesa Verde

1100 ce

Mesa Verde, CO

The "green table" they planted crops on top of plateau and carried water up to the top everyday to water crops from river at bottom of plateau

Mesa Verde

1100 ce

Mesa Verde, CO

The "green table" they planted crops on top of plateau and carried water up to the top everyday to water crops from river at bottom of plateau

Mesa Verde

1100 ce

Mesa Verde, CO

The "green table" they planted crops on top of plateau and carried water up to the top everyday to water crops from river at bottom of plateau

Pueblo of Acoma

Acoma, NM

1150 ce

like a hillfort without city walls

Pueblo of Acoma

Acoma, NM

1150 ce

like a hillfort without city walls

Pueblo of Acoma

Acoma, NM

1150 ce

like a hillfort without city walls

Estevan Del Rey

Acoma, NM

1600 ce

Spanish brought christianity and built out of local materials (mudbrick)

Taos Pueblo, NM

1000-1450 ce

domed oven for cooking outside the housing

Mungo Martin

1850 ce

Victoria, British Columbia 

 House and totem illustrate emblem of the eskimo family living there. Kwakiuti Culture.

View of World (Aztec)

1400ce

know about axis, know 4 directions, man maintains the natural world

Olmec Anthropomorphic Mask

600 BC

Mexico City, Mexico

chink eyes bec Asian heritage leads that Asians came over Barring Straight and occupied north and south America

Palenque (Mayan)

700 AD

"big water" bec it had plenty of water unlike other cities, with an elaborate aqueduct system

Palenque (Mayan)

700 AD

"big water" bec it had plenty of water unlike other cities, with an elaborate aqueduct system. like a ziggurat.

Temple of Inscriptions

Palenque, Mexico

King Pakal

700 ce

contains tomb of King Pakal, crypt hidden by builders. only temple built as crypt in Mexico

Anthromorphic brazier mask (Aztec)

1300 ce

Mexico City

Coyote - God Huehuecoyotl -health and long life. (Aztec)

Stone carved with amanteca(ornamenting with feathers in Mexico City)

Tenochtitlan Mexico City(Aztec)

1325-1521 ce

city built on an island in a lake. terra cotta  aqueduct system, had sweat lodges called temazcal.

Teotihuacan (Aztec)

100 BC-250 ce

has long procession to the Pyramid of the Moon used for rituals and human sacrifices.

Teotihuacan (Aztec)

100 BC-250 ce

has long procession to the Pyramid of the Moon used for rituals and human sacrifices.

Teotihuacan (Aztec)

100 BC-250 ce

has long procession to the Pyramid of the Moon used for rituals and human sacrifices.

Teotihuacan (Aztec)

100 BC-250 ce

has long procession to the Pyramid of the Moon used for rituals and human sacrifices.

Teotihuacan (Aztec)

100 BC-250 ce

has long procession to the Pyramid of the Moon used for rituals and human sacrifices.

Teotihuacan-Sun Pyramid (Aztec)

100 BC-250 ce

has long procession to the Pyramid of the Moon used for rituals and human sacrifices. Points to the far Mountains.