USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which tribe used adobe bricks to build their homes?
A
Eastern Woodlands peoples
B
Arctic Peoples
C
Southwest Indians
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Adobe is mud and straw mixed together and dried to make a strong brick-like material. Pueblo peoples stacked these bricks to make the walls of the house.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Pueblo Indians have lived in this fascinating complex of multistoried adobe homes and ceremonial structures since they were built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.

Detailed explanation-3: -It will store coolness, or they will store heat.” Adobe means a building material mix of earth and straw. American Indians started building houses with adobe in the 1400s. Spanish elements were added when the Spanish conquered the region in the 1600s.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Pueblo were cliff dwellers. They built homes of adobe brick on cliffs and on mesas in the southwest.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Jumanos of Texas lived in homes called pueblos. They were permanent homes that were made of adobe. Adobe is made by mixing dirt, water, and straw. When it dries, adobe is very hard and permanent.

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