Indians of the Southwest / writer, Stephanie Fitzgerald

By: Fitzgerald, Stephanie [author]
Language: English Series: Early peoplesPublisher: Chicago, Illinois : World Book Inc., c2013Description: 1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource ISBN: 9780716621423Subject(s): Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- History -- Juvenile literature | Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literatureGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 979 Online resources: Full text available at World Book Online Encyclopedia Click here to view
Contents:
Who were the Ancient Indians of the southwest? -- The ancestral puebloans and where they lived -- the Mogollon, Hohokam, and Patayan and where they lived -- Living off the land -- A blending of cultures -- Prehistoric societies -- The roles of men and women -- The spirit world -- Prehistoric rituals and ceremonies -- Sky watchers -- Prehistoric fashion -- Early farmers -- The land provides -- Food for today and tomorrow -- Life lessons -- The lighter side of life -- Houses in the earth -- Villages of stone -- Chaco canyon: the center of their world -- Signs of trouble? -- Time for beauty -- Rock art -- Everyday works of art -- Great cultures in decline -- Why did they leave? -- Traces of the vanished ones -- Descendants of the old people -- The people continue.
Summary: "A discussion of the Indians of the Southwest, including who they were, where they lived, the rise of civilization, social structure, religion, art and architecture, science and technology, daily life, entertainment and sports, and fall of civilization. Features include timelines, fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended reading and web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes index

Includes bibliographical references

Who were the Ancient Indians of the southwest? --
The ancestral puebloans and where they lived --
the Mogollon, Hohokam, and Patayan and where they lived --
Living off the land --
A blending of cultures --
Prehistoric societies --
The roles of men and women --
The spirit world --
Prehistoric rituals and ceremonies --
Sky watchers --
Prehistoric fashion --
Early farmers --
The land provides --
Food for today and tomorrow --
Life lessons --
The lighter side of life --
Houses in the earth --
Villages of stone --
Chaco canyon: the center of their world --
Signs of trouble? --
Time for beauty --
Rock art --
Everyday works of art --
Great cultures in decline --
Why did they leave? --
Traces of the vanished ones --
Descendants of the old people --
The people continue.

"A discussion of the Indians of the Southwest, including who they were, where they lived, the rise of civilization, social structure, religion, art and architecture, science and technology, daily life, entertainment and sports, and fall of civilization. Features include timelines, fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended reading and web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.

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