FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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They used the dirt to make mounds
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They used the cliffs to make dwellings
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They used copper to create jewelry and other artifacts
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They used the Mississippi River to cultivate maize and beans
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Anasazi built their dwellings under overhanging cliffs to protect them from the elements. Using blocks of sandstone and a mud mortar, the tribe crafted some of the world’s longest standing structures.
Detailed explanation-2: -Anasazi farmers adapted to their dry environment and grew maize, beans, and squash. Over time, they began to use irrigation to increase food production. By the time the Anasazi settled in the area, they were already skilled basket makers.
Detailed explanation-3: -cliff dwelling, housing of the prehistoric Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi) people of the southwestern United States, built along the sides of or under the overhangs of cliffs, primarily in the Four Corners area, where the present states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah meet.
Detailed explanation-4: -Another way they adapted to their environment is by the crops they grow. Since very few plants can grow in the harsh climate, the Pueblos grew corn, squash and beans. Also know as the Three Sisters, these crops were able to survive in the climate and played a key role for survival.
Detailed explanation-5: -Ancestral Pueblo culture, also called Anasazi, prehistoric Native American civilization that existed from approximately ad 100 to 1600, centring generally on the area where the boundaries of what are now the U.S. states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah intersect.