USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

SPANISH COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was found in Guadalupe, Makati which ensured the supply of stone materials for building construction?
A
adobe
B
“graba”
C
cemiento de bato
D
river stones
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The discovery of volcanic tuff or adobe deposits in Guadalupe Makati, in short, the supply of stone materials.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The traditional adobe roof has been constructed using a mixture of soil/clay, water, sand and organic materials. The mixture was then formed and pressed into wood forms, producing rows of dried earth bricks that would then be laid across a support structure of wood and plastered into place with more adobe.

Detailed explanation-4: -Adobe bricks are made of native soil, sometimes with the addition of an organic additive. To make durable bricks, you must know which soil types to use. In New Mexico, soils commonly called adobe soils are not well suited to brickmaking. The proportions of sand, clay, and silt in these soils may vary widely.

Detailed explanation-5: -Adobe was one of the first materials ancient humans used to create buildings, dating as far back as the 8th century B.C. The word “adobe” is Spanish, but etymologists trace its origins to an old Arabic word, al-tob or al-tub, meaning “brick."

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