<P> Agriculture in the prehistoric Southwest describes the agricultural practices of the Native Americans inhabiting the American Southwest , which includes the states of Arizona and New Mexico plus portions of surrounding states and neighboring Mexico . Maize ( corn ) was the dominant crop . Introduced from Mesoamerica , it was first cultivated in the Southwest about 2100 BCE . Sedentary cultures based on farming developed afterwards including the Hohokam , Mogollon , Ancestral Puebloans , and Patayan . Due to a deficiency in precipitation throughout the region , irrigation and several techniques of water harvesting and conservation were essential for successful agriculture . </P>
<P> Agriculture in the prehistoric Southwest describes the agricultural practices of the Native Americans inhabiting the American Southwest , which includes the states of Arizona and New Mexico plus portions of surrounding states and neighboring Mexico . Maize ( corn ) was the dominant crop . Introduced from Mesoamerica , it was first cultivated in the Southwest about 2100 BCE . Sedentary cultures based on farming developed afterwards including the Hohokam , Mogollon , Ancestral Puebloans , and Patayan . Due to a deficiency in precipitation throughout the region , irrigation and several techniques of water harvesting and conservation were essential for successful agriculture . </P>
the growth and success of the american southwest depended on
the growth and success of the american southwest depended on
agricultural practices
agricultural practices