How did early Native American groups in the Southwest move water from the Colorado River to their farms?

They used large buckets to carry it back and forth.

They waited for the river to flood their fields each year.

They dug long channels called canals.

They built simple machines to pump the water.

The Hohokam people are considered expert farmers of the desert primarily because they were able to do what?

Find small, hidden areas that received much more rainfall than the surrounding desert.

Develop an advanced system of canals to bring water to their fields.

Use special natural fertilizers to make the desert soil extremely rich for planting.

Grow unique crops that needed almost no water to survive.

They used the canals for traveling quickly in small boats between their villages.

The canals were dug deep to provide a powerful defense against their enemies.

They brought river water to farms in an area with very little rain.

They were used to drain away extra floodwater during the rainy season.