A history of the United States for schools . ghold and sometimes such a castellatedcity; and the semi-civilized Indians who live in them arecalled Pueblo Indians. It will be observed that theircountry borders upon that of the savage Indians. Formany ages such tribes as the Apaches have been the ter-ror of the semi-civilized tribes, who have often built theirpueblos in situations almost inaccessible for the sake ofsecurity. In former times they used here and there tobuild them high up on cliffs like eagles nests. But inspite of such precautions, they have suffered much at thehands of the savage
A history of the United States for schools . ghold and sometimes such a castellatedcity; and the semi-civilized Indians who live in them arecalled Pueblo Indians. It will be observed that theircountry borders upon that of the savage Indians. Formany ages such tribes as the Apaches have been the ter-ror of the semi-civilized tribes, who have often built theirpueblos in situations almost inaccessible for the sake ofsecurity. In former times they used here and there tobuild them high up on cliffs like eagles nests. But inspite of such precautions, they have suffered much at thehands of the savages. 8. Interesting Pueblo Indians. The most interest-ing Pueblo Indians now living in America are the Moquis,of northeastern Arizona, and the Zuiiis, of New these territories there were once a great many pueb- ANCIENT AMERICA. II los, now deserted and in ruins. In Mexico they werestill more numerous, and formed several confederacies,of which the most famous was the Aztec Confederacy,founded about 1430. This was a league between the. RUINED TEMPLE AT UXMAL, City of Mexico and two neighboring pueblos for thepurpose of extorting tribute from other pueblos ; andthis work went on until the white men came and sub- 1 This beautiful temple is in Uxmal, one of the most interesting of theruined cities of Yucatan. At the time when Spaniards first vis?ted thecountry, Uxmal was one of the principal cities of the half-civilized Mayas,who still dwell in Yucatan. At that time it may have been two or threehundred years old. As late as 1673, according to Stephens, religiousrites were still regularly performed in this temple by the Mayas. 12 INTRODUCTORY. Ch. I, dued the whole country. The Indian city of Mexico wasentirely destroyed, but it seems to have been a collectionAncient of great pucblo castles, built of stone, coveredMexico. ^^\\^\l white gypsum, and curiously carved;there were also tall pyramidal temples for sacrifices tothe gods. All through Central America, and beyo
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