Arizona's Ancient Peoples
Published on Mar 24, 2016
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THE FIRST SETTLERS
- Settlers came from Asia on Beringia
- The "bridge" was 1,000 miles wide
- Asian people followed animals across
- More than 11,000 years ago settlers arrived in Arizona
- Most settlers were: Hohokam, Mogollon, & Anasazi
As wild animals crossed back and forth across the Bering Land Bridge, Asian people followed. When the ice eventually melted, it raised the level of the sea and the people had no way to get back to Asia.
The people continued to follow the animals, such as mammoths and some settled in Arizona.
As the climate became hotter and drier, settlers learned to use the land to grow their own food and gather blackberries and seeds.
We can lean a lot about early Arizona by studying how the Hohokam, Mogollon, and Anasazi peoples lived, ate, and worked.
The people continued to follow the animals, such as mammoths and some settled in Arizona.
As the climate became hotter and drier, settlers learned to use the land to grow their own food and gather blackberries and seeds.
We can lean a lot about early Arizona by studying how the Hohokam, Mogollon, and Anasazi peoples lived, ate, and worked.
THE HOHOKAM
- Pronounced ho-HO-kum
- Ancient Native Americans living in the desert region
- Ancient because they disappeared around 1450
- Known for canal digging - more than 200 miles!
- The name Hohokam means "those who have gone"
The Hohokam people disappeared around the year 1450 leaving behind pit houses and canals used to irrigate crops of vegetables and cotton.
The Hohokam built their canals by creating and using tools, like stone hoes to run water from Gila River to their homes.
The Hohokam were also known for their pit houses and later, their apartment style homes.
Descendants from the Hohokam were the Pima and Papago peoples. No one is sure why the Hohokam disappeared, some think that the soil may have given out, or they may have been driven out by enemies.
The Hohokam built their canals by creating and using tools, like stone hoes to run water from Gila River to their homes.
The Hohokam were also known for their pit houses and later, their apartment style homes.
Descendants from the Hohokam were the Pima and Papago peoples. No one is sure why the Hohokam disappeared, some think that the soil may have given out, or they may have been driven out by enemies.
