NM HISTORY - FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
UPDATE
Ground water
water under the ground that is pumped to the surface; in NM it's important for irrigation
and everyday life
Surface water
water on top of the earth's surface; only totals about 250 square miles in NM
Continental Divide
separates the direction rivers flow; in NM it runs from north to south
Irrigation
artificial watering of crops
Plateau
elevated area of mostly flat or level land
Archaeologist
person who studies as a science the things left behind by ancient people
Pueblo
Spanish word that means town
Sedentary
a way of life where people settle down and build permanent homes
Nomadic
, a way of life where people have no permanent homes, but move from place to place
Atlatl
spear-throwing device used by early people; helped hunters send darts and spears
further
Adobe
a building material made by mixing water with a soil mixture of clay and sand
Shaman
in charge of Navajo religious rites; also called a medicine man
Crop Rotation
routinely changing what crops grow in what soil
Clan
a group of blood relatives; the most important social unit in the western pueblos in NM
Polytheistic
a religion that has many gods; an example of this type of religion was the Pueblo
religion
Conquistador
Spaniard who conquered for Spain vast areas in the Americas
Viceroy
the king or queen of Spain's agent in the New World; New Spain's highest ranking
official
Grant
permission from the king or queen of Spain for certain people to settle in certain lands
Encomienda
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
UPDATE
Ground water
water under the ground that is pumped to the surface; in NM it's important for irrigation
and everyday life
Surface water
water on top of the earth's surface; only totals about 250 square miles in NM
Continental Divide
separates the direction rivers flow; in NM it runs from north to south
Irrigation
artificial watering of crops
Plateau
elevated area of mostly flat or level land
Archaeologist
person who studies as a science the things left behind by ancient people
Pueblo
Spanish word that means town
Sedentary
a way of life where people settle down and build permanent homes
Nomadic
, a way of life where people have no permanent homes, but move from place to place
Atlatl
spear-throwing device used by early people; helped hunters send darts and spears
further
Adobe
a building material made by mixing water with a soil mixture of clay and sand
Shaman
in charge of Navajo religious rites; also called a medicine man
Crop Rotation
routinely changing what crops grow in what soil
Clan
a group of blood relatives; the most important social unit in the western pueblos in NM
Polytheistic
a religion that has many gods; an example of this type of religion was the Pueblo
religion
Conquistador
Spaniard who conquered for Spain vast areas in the Americas
Viceroy
the king or queen of Spain's agent in the New World; New Spain's highest ranking
official
Grant
permission from the king or queen of Spain for certain people to settle in certain lands
Encomienda
