1. Chapter 6 section 3

2. Lived in present day Arizona in the desert Built complex irrigation systems for farming a variety of crops “Vanished Ones” Left settlements for unknown reasons ???

3. Lived in the “Four Corners”- Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah Built villages inside and around caves Known for cliff dwellings Largest at Mesa Verde Pueblos > free standing Villages Largest > Pueblo Bonito

4. People of the Northeast, known for large earthworks Extended their influence over a wide area Earthworks- Large burial mounds Platform structures for temples Defensive Walls

5. Located southeast region Built clusters of earthen mounds and large towns/ceremonial centers Largest > Cahokia

6. Lived in the far northern stretches of Canada Often called Eskimos Adapted to Artic, hunted and fished in groups Used Kayaks and dog sleds for transport Constructed homes made of ice > igloos

7. Northeast home to native American groups Many spoke Iroquois language Developed unique political system > the Iroquois league > to keep peace Europeans had negative effect on these groups