World of Chaco (15:13)
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 01:32 What sorts of buildings were constructed at Chaco Canyon and who built them?
- 03:06 What are kivas and what are outliers?
- 05:40 How many people lived in the Chaco Canyon region? Why did this number change?
- 08:14 According to Kurt Anschuetz, why is it wrong to think of Chaco as a center?
- 10:04 According to Kurt Anschuetz, why is it important that some Pueblo peoples today describe themselves as being “of Chaco”?
- 12:14 According to Brian Vallo, what sort of trade and long-distance connections did the people at Chaco Canyon have?