Unveiling the Ancient Mogollon Civilization: Culture, Beliefs, and Achievements

Dive into the intriguing world of the Mogollon civilization that thrived in the South West from 200 to 1450 A.D. Explore their geographical presence in South Eastern Arizona and South Western New Mexico, their polytheistic religious beliefs rooted in ceremonies and rituals, and their remarkable achievements such as being the first full-time farmers in New Mexico and inventors of the bow and arrow.

• Ancient Civilization
• Mogollon Culture
• Southwest History
• Polytheistic Beliefs
• Indigenous Achievements

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1. MOGOLLON CIVILIZATION Culture that existed in the South West from 200- 1450 A.D.

2. G-Geography Mogollon lived in South East Arizona and South West New Mexico

3. Lived in the Mogollon Mountains

4. R-Religion-What were their beliefs? Believed in more than one god so polytheistic Had kivas that were traditionally round shape as well as D shape and large clan kivas Had ceremonies and rituals Buried their dead with burial pottery-bowls with animals shapes and a whole in them Had medicine men or shaman or priests

9. A-Achievements-What were their accomplishments? Collected and used plants for medicine

10. First use or inventor of the bow and arrow

11. First Full time farmers in NM

12. Lived in Pit Houses at first

13. Then begin to live in the cliffs and building multi storied pueblos like the Anasazi

16. Made basketry

17. Mogollon Pottery

18. P-Politics-What was their government like? Priest/shaman was the head of the tribe Also had headsmen of each clan that the clan voted for Had meetings ran by priest but the headsmen made the decisions with majority rules

19. E-Economics-How did the Mogollon make a living or survive? For the most part they farmed corn, squash, and beans Hunted small and big game Fished Trapped beavers Traded with other tribes

22. S-Social Structure-what were the arrangements of the people in society? For the most part there were no social classes There were separate women and men s work Women-tended the children, cooked, cleaned, made crafts and clothes Men-farmed, hunted fished, trapped, watered crops