By: spencer and Katelyn Anasazi Tribe By: spencer and Katelyn

Where we live We occupy a huge chunk of the four corners We live in the cliff sides We hunt where OUR food/animals go and gather We fought in Arizona once but the rest is classified

how we lived We mostly eat corn, beans, corn breads, buffalo, and maize (corn) Our language is unknown even to us but it consists of petroglyphs We spend a huge amount of time Growing corn and in the open courtyard areas Women fashion pottery and men create tools made of stone Much of our survival is because we plant seeds Deep in the soil so that they can absorb the most Water We spend much of our time farming, creating dams, and Building our homes

culture Fun Kids play: Corn Husk Shuttlecocks: WE make them out of corn husks and feathers and use OUR hands to bat them in the air Corncob darts: Boys make a round hoop out of either corn husks or bent branches. THEY Make darts of pointed sticks, when they throw them, the sticks would get stuck in the corncobs Pa-tol Sticks: Three flat, wide sticks carved with different symbols tossed into a wide circle made of stones Rituals We, like most other cultures in our time, have rituals for sun, rainfall, wealth in crops and bountiful hunts. Many of these rituals and dances are passed down generation to generation by speech or paintings. Even young children are introduced to their parent’s ways very early on. Every young child is given a thing called a Kachina doll. A Kachina doll is not any type of a toy but is a religious figure that teaches kids about the spirit world. Today it is not known exactly how a Kachina doll would help teach about the spirit world however there is drawings and paintings of Kachina doll’s drawn in 'spirit energy'. https://adam-anasazi.wikispaces.com/Rituals

Important people Anasazi priests are the most important members of the tribe Headmen are older members and the most powerful tribal leaders The roles of women are to teach the girls to cook and make pottery The men teach the boys to hunt, plant crops, and build dams

timeline Southwestern Late Archaic (1500 BC- AD 200): marks the end of the Archaic period (started at around 5500 BC). The Late Archaic in the Southwest is when the first appearance of domesticated plants in the American Southwest (Atl Atl Cave, Chaco Canyon) Basketmaker II (AD 200-500): People relied more on cultivated plants, such as maize, beans and squash and began to construct pithouse villages. The end of this period saw the first appearance of pottery. Basketmaker III (AD 500-750): more sophisticated pottery, first great kivas are constructed, introduction of bow and arrow in hunting (Shabik'eshchee village, Chaco Canyon) Pueblo I (AD 750-900): residential structures are built above ground, and masonry is added to the adobe constructions. In Chaco Canyon villages are now moving from the cliff tops to the bottom of the canyon.

timeline Early Pueblo II - Bonito phase at Chaco Canyon (AD 900-1000): increase in the number of villages. First multi-storied rooms constructed at Pueblo Bonito, Peñasco Blanco and Una Vida in Chaco Canyon. Pueblo II - Classic Bonito phase in Chaco Canyon (AD 1000-1150): period of major development in Chaco Canyon. Great house sites, such as Pueblo Bonito, Peñasco Blanco, Pueblo del Arroyo, Pueblo Alto, Chetro Ketl reach now their final form. Irrigation and road systems are constructed. Pueblo III (AD 1150-1300): Late Bonito phase in Chaco Canyon (AD 1150-1220): population decline, no more elaborated constructions in the main centers. Mesa Verde phase in Chaco Canyon (AD 1220-1300): Mesa Verde materials are found in Chaco Canyon. This has been interpreted as a period of increased contact between Chacoan and Mesa Verde pueblo groups. By 1300, Chaco Canyon definitely declined, and was no longer occupied. Pueblo IV and Pueblo V (AD 1300-1600 and 1600-present): Chaco Canyon is abandoned, but other ancestral pueblo sites continue to be occupied for few centuries. By 1500 Navajo groups entered the region and established themselves until the Spanish take over.

Additional facts Our robes are made from turkey feathers. Our clothes are made from fur.  We also wear sandals created from fibers. We are very famous as potters. we make ceramic items, mugs, ladles and bowls.  The baskets are made from the fibers. Our homes are warm during the cold seasons because we use the hot stones to get the heat.  We live inside the mud story cliff dwellings or a pit house. The house is often equipped with a pit dug. We used it for the storing area. 

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directions Turn in your notes to Katelyn or Spencer. Once all the notes are turned in, we will pass out your quizzes. Once you finish our quiz, give the quiz to Spencer and Katelyn. Then you can get some cornbread provided by Katelyn. Spencer has also brought milk. You get this treat because it was something that the Anasazi people ate. ENJOY!