Question

The areas that are now West Texas and Southwest Texas were home to peoples of the Puebloan culture. The Puebloan culture was marked by settled village life with homes made of adobe, a mix of sun-dried earth, and straw. Trees were scarce in the dry southwestern area where these peoples lived, making it difficult to build homes out of wood. However, since there was little rain, the homes lasted many years. What does this excerpt explain about the Puebloan culture?

Answer 1

People of the Puebloan culture live in adobe houses because trees were scarce.

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt shows an aspect of Puebloan culture: the housing culture. This housing culture emerged from necessity, because of the geography were these people inhabited.

Southwest and West Texas are very arid, with a landscape mostly composed of grasslands, shrubs, and even desert. In these places, trees are very hard to find, and the Puebloan culture had to rely on adobe to build their houses.