Ancient Puebloans Vs.

Mound builders
Best known society of the
desert southwest
Both built large cities and
communities
Mississippi and Ohio River
Valley 1000 B.C. farming
community
Built large villages of adobe
brick
Both had minor issues with
war
Hopewell community had
large trade area, Great Lakes
to Gulf of Mexico
Kiva at the center of the their
village
Both had wealthy villages Built large cities, example
Cahokia in present day
Illinois
1100s began to build
housing complexes in
shadow of canyon
People had to live in different
ways according to climate
1200s had to leave cliff
dwelling because of drought
Made Iroquois League in
Northeast to limit war
Traditions survived by Hopi
and Pueblo Indians
Known as Five Nations,
members governed own
village, met only over big
issues