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Ancient Puebloans Beliefs

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Location
Now: Mesa Verde, Chaco Culture, Aztec Ruins, Pueblo Bonito, Casa Rinconada, Chetro Ketl, Salmón Ruin, Peñasco Blanco, Wijiji, Pueblo de Arroyo, Kin Kelso, Hugo Plavi, Tsin Kletzing, Casa Chiquita.
Back then: Southeastern Utah, Northeastern Arizona, Northwestern New Mexico, and Southwestern Colorado.
Beliefs
The Ancient Puebloans had many beliefs. There was a mother and father Earth who gave birth to two sons, who were the War gods. They both had powers. There was a Sky SerpentThere were also spirits called kachinas. The Ancient Puebloans believed that they controlled nature. They built huge caves called kivas, and Culture Weaved baskets that can be waterproof.
Homes
The homes were built with blocks made of sun-dried, earth shaped sandstone blocks. The roofs were covered in ponderosa pines.
Adaptations
The ancient Pueblo people had to adapt to the ongoing climate change in the regions where they lived. They typically built groups of homes that included enough space for up to six hundred people. Archeologists found that these settlements were lived in for up to 30 years. Afterwards, the people would move out to other locations where there …show more content…

They only wore breechcloths, or short kilts. The Pueblo women wore knee-length dresses called mantas. Mantas were made of cotton. They were fastened at the right shoulder, leaving the left one bare. But the missionaries did not think their dress style was modest enough, so around the 1900´s, most Pueblo women began to wear blouses or shifts under their mantas. Pueblo men and women both wore deerskin moccasins on their feet. For special occasions, the women painted their moccasins white and wrapped white strips of just deerskin around their legs as leggings. These strips were called

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