House Building

     Building a house in a modern society is extremely different from the ways in which houses were built in the past. In the past one couldn't just call up a contractor and have them build the house to certain specifications with all the modern conveniences. What they did was work very hard within the family unit and learned the necessary skills from previous generations.

    Most peoples of the past had to be mobile. In this frame of mind they soon developed teepees. Teepees were the easiest of the house creations of the past. Building a teepee started with flat ground. The ground had to be flat in order to build fires on the inside of the teepee. Next, the support of the house was constructed of poles made of wood. Next these wooden poles were tied together at the top with rawhide string, which was the strongest and most abundant available. Lastly, cow or horse hide was then wrapped around the poles.