USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
a brick made from a clay and straw mixture; used by the Native tribes of the Southwest to build multilevel homes
A
adobe
B
dugout
C
wigwam
D
teepee
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Adobe is a mixture of clay, sand, and silt with good plastic qualities that will dry to a hard uniform mass. In areas with arid or semiarid climates, adobe construction dates back several millennia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Adobe bricks (mud bricks) are made of earth with a fairly high clay content and straw. If produced manually the earth mix is cast in open moulds onto the ground and then left to dry out. Adobe bricks are only sun-dried, not kiln-fired. When used for construction they are laid up into a wall using an earth mortar.

Detailed explanation-3: -Adobe can be used in construction projects for foundations, walls, roofs, paving, landscaping, and interior finishes. There are several methods of constructing and working with adobe such as baking bricks, stacking bricks, applying adobe mortar, and installing adobe panels.

Detailed explanation-4: -These sun dried mudbricks, also known as adobe or just mudbrick, were made from a mixture of sand, clay, water and frequently temper (e.g. chopped straw and chaff branches), and were the most common method/material for constructing earthen buildings throughout the ancient Near East for millennia.

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