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What did Native Americans on Lake Titicaca use totora reeds for?
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Houses, mats, hats, ropes, sails, toys, roofs, and floors. Hope this helps :)
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What reeds are used for sailboats?
The Uros, predecessors of the Inca, used tortora reeds to manufacture floating islands on Lake Titicaca. The ancient Phoenicians used papyrus reeds.
What are uru homes?
The Uru people of Peru live in reed boats and houses in clusters to stand near a floating raft also made of reeds on Lake Titicaca in Peru.
Why did ancient peoples settle near Lake Titicaca?
Well... Many many rivers flow into the lake. The rivers provided fish and water. Lake Titicaca has a moderate/ mild climate. The land can support crops well too. The location was good for transportation. They used reeds to make balsas. (boats)
A hut used by the Native Americans starting with w?
That would depend upon the tribe. The southwest had wickiups which were dome shaped dwellings of grass covered wood frames. The Northeast would have lived in wigwams. They were dome shaped structures consisting of sapling frames covered by bark or reeds.
Where do reeds live at?
Reeds grow in river
What special distinction does lake Titicaca have?
About 12,500 feet above sea level, making it the worlds highest lake that can be used by large ships.
What are the uros islands made of?
Totora reeds.
What is a boat made of reeds called?
Totora-
How do people in the Andes Mountains use totora reeds?
They used totora reeds for making houses,mats,hats,ropes,sails,toys,roofs,and floors is a kind of thick, hollow grass that grows on the lakeshore.They eat totora reeds,feed them to livestock and brew them into tea.Totora reeds can also be a medicine.
Diffenent purpose for totora reeds used in the Andes mountains?
The State Academy of Stuttgart Germany and the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru are organizing a research and project for developing new applications of TOTORA reeds between September 12. 2009 and March 12 2010. For details watch our site www.integralinnovation.org
What is special about the Uros Islands?
They are man-made islands built of floating bundles of reeds on Lake Titicaca, the large, high-altitude mountain lake on the border of Peru and Bolivia. The reed bundles are fairly thick, at least 1 or 2 meters (3 to 6 feet), and support considerable weights on their floating mats. The reeds gradually rot and sink into the lake, and new bundles are constantly added on top to maintain the islands. Some native boats are built of the same reeds (totora plant), as are homes and other structures that are regularly raised.The Uros Islands are named for the Uros, the indigenous tribe that builds them. As many as 2000 natives live on the 42 islands, which are situated in the Bay of Puno in the Titicaca National Preserve.
What reeds are used for sailboats?
The Uros, predecessors of the Inca, used tortora reeds to manufacture floating islands on Lake Titicaca. The ancient Phoenicians used papyrus reeds.
What are the plants around lake Titicaca?
frogs fishes and monkeys plus erasers and pencils
What is A word for land in a lake?
An island. The definition is "a piece of land surrounded by water." Lake titicaca is a good example, having and island in it made only out of reeds.
What are uru homes?
The Uru people of Peru live in reed boats and houses in clusters to stand near a floating raft also made of reeds on Lake Titicaca in Peru.
Why did ancient peoples settle near Titicaca?
Well... Many many rivers flow into the lake. The rivers provided fish and water. Lake Titicaca has a moderate/ mild climate. The land can support crops well too. The location was good for transportation. They used reeds to make balsas. (boats)
Why did ancient peoples settle near Lake Titicaca?
Well... Many many rivers flow into the lake. The rivers provided fish and water. Lake Titicaca has a moderate/ mild climate. The land can support crops well too. The location was good for transportation. They used reeds to make balsas. (boats)
