FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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Walls were made of thin strips of pine or cypress
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Walls were made with poles and beams
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Walls were made of rivercane
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What were Natchez homes like in the past? The Natchez people lived in villages of adobe houses with thatched roofs. One family lived in each house.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Natchez are also noted for having had an unusual social system of nobility classes and exogamous marriage practices. It was a strongly matrilineal kinship society, with descent reckoned along female lines.
Detailed explanation-3: -Natchez, Mississippi may be best known for its antebellum mansions, but the human history of the area goes back thousands of years. The story ofNatchezbegins with the indigenous mound-building cultures, known since French occupation as the Nachee, or Natchez Indians.
Detailed explanation-4: -As ‘outlined by Swanton2 Natchez society was divided into two broad classes: aristocracy and commoners. The aristocracy, composed of Suns, Nobles, and Honored People, was exogamous. All members of the aristocracy had to marry commoners.