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Select the correct text in the passage. Which sentence best shows the homes the Taos people built were structurally sound? Taos Pueblo The Taos Pueblo, home of the Taos, or Red Willow people, sits at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in New Mexico.T at the pueblo (pueblo means village in Spanish)They were built in the 1300s, and the Red Willow people have lived in them eve have been continuously occupied for over 700 years. About 150 people live in the centuries-old.multi-storied buildings made of adobe brick (dried mud and straw). These structures lo houses. The rooms are built one on top of another. They are staggered, so the roofs of some lower rooms can be used as patios f few changes have been made to the buildings since they were built.They now have fireplaces and external doors. But the Red W brought electricity or running water to the pueblo. The Red Willow people are fiercely independent. In 1680, they rose against the Spanish, who ruled the area at the time. Later, in 1 rebelled against the Americans They have cherished and guarded their traditional ways through years of contact with other culture. the Tiwa language, as well as English. They farm, hunt and raise cattle and horses on their ancestral lands, as their forefathers did. Willow people welcome visitors to the pueblo. Tourists can see two of the oldest buildings in the United States and see people living same way they did 700 years ago.
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Heidi
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The sentence that best shows the homes the Taos people built were structurally sound is: "**They have been continuously occupied for over 700 years.**" The fact that the buildings have been lived in for so long demonstrates their durability and structural integrity.