The Mound Builders ADENA – 700 B.C. (OHIO) HOPEWELL – 100 B.C. (MICHIGAN TO MISSOURI AND OHIO)...

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The Mound Builders

ADENA – 700 B.C. (OHIO)

HOPEWELL – 100 B.C. (MICHIGAN TO MISSOURI AND OHIO)

MISSISSIPPIAN – 700 B.C. (MISSISSIPPI AREA)

WHY BUILD MOUNDS?

TO BURY THEIR DEAD IN

TO BUILD THEIR LEADER’S HOME ON IT

TO BUILD TEMPLES ON TOP; RELIGION

WHAT DID THEY EAT?

HUNTED/FISHED

FARMED CORN AND SQUASH

RAISED LIVESTOCK

Why is farming important? What does that show you about them?

What artifacts did they leave?

Pottery, jewelry, weapons, tools

Shells, shark teeth

Volcanic glassThey found shark teeth where there was no ocean nearby and volcanic glass where there were no volcanoes. How do you explain that?

They made tools and weapons

Religious meaning?

Pipes

Discoidals used in sports

What accessories do you wear?

The Hohokams

Around 0 B.C. (southern Arizona)

How did they survive in a desert?

They irrigated – dug ditches to bring in water for farming

Hohokam irrigation canal before

Hohokam irrigation canal after

What did they eat?

Corn

Beans

Squash

What are some of their artifacts?

Farming tools

pottery

Pottery

Clay faces

Shells They used plant acid to make the designs on the shell! This same style of art was found in Mexico. Which theme of geography could explain this?

The Pre-Puebloan(Anasazi?)

750 A.D. (Southwest, 4 corners)

They built their homes in the cliffs.

Protection from enemies

Cooler temperatures

Pools of water

Homes were multi-storied

Made from adobe

What did they eat?

Irrigated and farmed in desert

Corn

Raised turkeys

Ancient Corn

What are some artifacts they had?

Hopi maidens

The Anasazi Ruins

Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

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