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Southwest - In this part of America which today contains southern Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, a corner of Texas and
northern Mexico. Because of the limited food sources agriculture was discovered here as an alternative. The cultures which lived here
especially developed village life, tools, arts and pottery. The three most important cultures were: Mogollon (\"Mountain People\"),
Hohokam (\"Vanished Ones\") and Anasazi (\"Ancient Ones\"). All these cultures existed between 500 A.D. to 1,500 A.D.
The Mound Builders - In eastern and Midwestern America was enough food so that advanced cultures with bigger populations could
arise without much agriculture. The two main cultures were the Adena and the Hopewell. They were both situated in Ohio Valley. The
Adena existed from 1,000 B.C. to 200 A.D., the Hopewell from about 300 B.C. to 700 A.D. Both cultures constructed Mounds made
out of earth. These mounds reached a height up to 30 or 40 feet.
The Temple Mound Builders - This culture was very good in farming. They lived in the Southeast near rivers and grew corn, squash,
pumpkins and tobacco. They had an excellent trade net between themselves and other Indians. They had a highly developed social
structure and caste system. Because they were obsessed with death they built mounds like the Adena and Hopewells and also temple
mounds.
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