ditches. Water was so important that it played a major role in their religion. They developed
elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals to bring rain.
The way of life of lesssettled groups was simpler and more strongly influenced by nature.
Small tribes such as the Shoshone and Ute wandered the dry and mountainous lands between
the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small animals
such as rabbits and snakes.In the Far North the ancestors of today’s Inuit hunted seals,walruses,and the great whales. They lived right on the frozen seas in shelters called igloos built of blocks of packed snow. When summer came,they fished for salmon and hunted the lordly caribou.
The Cheyenne,Pawnee,and Sioux tribes,known as the Plains Indians,lived on thegrasslands between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted bison
commonly called the buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of these tribes,and its hide was used to make their clothing and the covering of their tents and tipis.
【文章大意】 生活在北美洲的土著居民——印第安人,在一千多年前就会用砖建造像现代这样的房屋,他们还懂得通过水渠引水灌溉,还会种植谷物、狩猎等。
1.What does the text mainly discuss?
A.The architecture of early American Indian buildings.
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