HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hohokam, Snaketown, 0 (Year)
24 Jul 2020
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Week 15: dykes and roads in the southwest: The technological and architectural wonders of the southwest are an excellent example to show that environments do not always dictate cultural development: the southwest thrived and became a highly populous major agricultural area despite the arid conditions. Corn arrived as a crop in the sw around 2100 bce, but was only gradually adopted by residents as the corn became more adapted to the regional conditions and after beans arrived in 200 bce. Large village life and the container revolution (ceramics) emerged in 200 ce. Regional ethnicities emerged, the most significant being the hohokam, mogollan, and anasazi, who were highly dynamic from roughly 700 ce to 1400 ce. Hohokam were most famous for their miles of canals and irrigation technology. Mogollan were most famous for their elaborate black-on-white ceramics, especially the sub-group of. Anasazi were most famous for their roads, multi-story apartments, and later their cliff dwellings.
