Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Pueblo culture?

• A. Irrigation.
• B. Multistory mud-brick houses.
• C. Nomadic lifestyle.
• D. Trade with other groups.

Answer: (C)

Pueblo culture centers on settled agricultural life in the Southwest. They built irrigation systems to farm crops in a desert environment, which kept people in one place year after year. Their homes were multistory structures made of adobe mud brick, often arranged in compact villages that housed extended families. They also maintained extensive trade networks, exchanging pottery, textiles, turquoise, and other goods with neighboring groups. A nomadic lifestyle, with people moving from place to place, doesn’t fit this pattern of permanent settlements, irrigated farming, and long-term community living. So, nomadic living is not a characteristic of Pueblo culture.