Pueblo and Mound Builders
A.D.
ASIA
EUROPE
Major Native American Civilizations
Anasazi (Pueblo)
Hohokam
AFRICA
SOUTH
AMERICA
Map shows present-day boundaries in gray.
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400
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Mississipp
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Etowah
Kolomok
Grand Village
Casas Grandes
Gulf
110°W
Town
Creek
Moundville
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nd
120°W
N
AP
Towosahgy
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Rio Gr
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Cahokia
Acoma
Sonora
n
Desert
Great
Serpent
N
NT
Pueblo
Grande
Vast trade network
follows rivers spreading
out from Cahokia.
nyon
co Ca
Cha
Taos
N
40°
IA
OU
d
Col o r a
TA
M
R.
Mesa
o Verde
Wapatki
Aztalan
CH
Y
Mississippian mounds
are often built in the
shapes of animals.
LA
CK
Corn, beans, and squash
become the main foods of
these farming cultures.
PA
RO
Anasazi people, like
their dwellings, become
known as "Pueblos."
800 kilometers
S
400
800 miles
IN
0
30°N
Mogollon
Mississippian
Mound Builder settlement
Pueblo settlement
Trade route, 1450
NORTH
AMERICA
40°N
900–1450
of
30°N
NTIC
AT L A
AN
OCE
Mexico
N
90°W
80°W
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