Southwest Settlements, Only Write Down Main Topics, No Specific Details

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Southwest Settlements

• Agriculture: Maize, beans, squash

• Adobe architecture: Pueblos, kivas

• Trade networks: Turquoise, shells

• Social structure: Clans, matrilineal

• Climate: Arid, irrigation systems

st settlements In the dry region that now includes New Mexico

and Arizona, groups such as the Hohokam, Anasazi, and pueblos evolved

multifaceted societies. Many people lived in caves, under cliffs, and in

m-ultistoried buildings. The spread of maize cultivation into this region from

Mexico prompted economic growth and the development of irrigatioi systems.

The additional wealth allowed for a more complex iociety to deielop, one with

greater variations between social and economic classes.

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BI the time Europeans arrived, extreme drought and other hostile natives

had taken their toll on these groups. However, ttieir descendants continue to

live in the region, and the arid climate helped preserve some of the older stone

and masonry dwellings.