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Anth 421 Ch 15 Villages and Pueblos
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12/07/2009

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Most important aspects of Chaco phenomenon
Definition
Great houses/kivas. Road system. Turqouis workshops.
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Largest Chaco Great House
Definition
Pueblo Bonita
Term
Describe Chaco roads and possible functions.
Definition
Link Chaco to 30 outlying settlements. For transport/communication. Mechanism for integrating large number of scattered communities.
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Explanation of Chaco collapse
Definition
50 year drought. Population increase.
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Important aspects of Hohokam tradition
Definition
Most extensive irrigation system in prehistoric world. Ball courts. platform mounds. Red-on-buff pottery.
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Controversy regarding origins of the Hohokam
Definition
Immigrants from Mexico? Influenced by Mexico? How did they get ball courts?
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Explanation for Hohokam disappearance in AD1500
Definition
Flood droughts and political upheaval.
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Describe an important Hohokam site
Definition
Pueblo Grande, Snake Town
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Which cultural tradition played an important part in Ancestral Pueblo history?
Definition
Mesa Verde
Term
How did Mesa Verde communities differ from Chaco?
Definition
Wetter and lusher than Chaco. Greater population density. Different kiva construction techniques. More defensive construction. Large multiroom communities (Chaco great houses not used by regular people).
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A major Mesa Verde site
Definition
Cliff Palace
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Important characteristics of the Membres cultural tradition
Definition
Magnificent painted bowls and burials with holes punched out (artifact killing).
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Explanation for Ancestral Pueblo dispersal
Definition
Warfare and periods of drought. Catalyzed cannibalism and unrest.
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Significance of Casas Grandes?
Definition
Important part of Southwest trade network.
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