Curated OER
Historical Summaries: Arizona
For this Arizona history worksheet, students read a 2-page article about prehistoric, Spanish, Mexican, and American Arizona prior to responding to 2 short answer questions.
Other
Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum: Major Anasazi Regions and Sites
Information is provided about the different Anasazi regions and sites. In addition, users can click on links to see maps of different areas.
Other
Native Peoples of North America: Agricultural Societies in Pre European Times
A good introduction to the three major Native American cultures in the Southwest prior to European contact. Find information about the Mogollon, Anasazi, and Hohokam cultures. Read how they influenced each other, and what was unique...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Chaco Canyon: A Virtual Conference
The Anasazi ruins of the Chaco Canyon are profiled as well as the Native American civilization that flourished there.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Point of Pines Sites
Set of archaeological sites associated with Anasazi, Mogollon and Hohokam cultures.
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State: Prehistoric Cultures of the Southwest
This site from Penn State gives a brief overview of all the ancient cultures of the Southwest, but gives emphasis to the Anasazi, their dwellings with a picture of an Anasazi pithouse.
Other
Beloit College: Ancient Cultures of the Southwest
Find information and photos of historic Southwest pottery and other artifacts at this resource. You can search by tribe or by styles of pottery. Plenty of full-color examples.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Native American Culture of the Southwest
This article discusses the Ancestral Pueblo people who lived in the southwestern region of the modern United States; they constructed elaborate buildings and began the American farming tradition.