The Native American Society

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The Native American society that I would choose to live in would be North America. I choose the North American society, because of the development of advanced farming societies as well as the indigenous groups who were hunter-gathering cultures and the dwelling sites that they built. For instance, the Anasazis; an ancient cultural group of people who inhabited southern Colorado and New Mexico. They also developed many sites such as Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, and Montezuma Canyon until (1300 A.D.). In this area of the Native American region crops such as maize (corn), gourds, squash and beans were mainly grown. One of the dwelling sites that were built by the Anasazi people is Mesa Verde, which is home to the Anasazi people and is located in

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