FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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it was always snowing
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there was too much rain
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it was daylight for 20 hours a day
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it was so dry and arid they couldn’t grow crops
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the arid climate of the Southwest, Ancestral Pueblos developed complex irrigation systems, which maintained crops even in the hot sun. By 800 CE, Hohokams had created one of the largest irrigation systems to date, stretching through most of what we call Arizona today.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chaco Canyon has evidence of constructed canals–water-diversion channels designed to direct rainfall to farm fields.
Detailed explanation-3: -Irrigation and several techniques of water harvesting and conservation were essential for successful agriculture. To take advantage of limited water, the southwestern Native Americans utilized irrigation canals, terraces (trincheras), rock mulches, and floodplain cultivation.
Detailed explanation-4: -While the majority of the region’s agricultural land is used for grazing livestock, crops grown include alfalfa, wheat, sorghum, milo, cotton, and corn. The Southwest, in particular California, is also a leading producer of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and dairy products.