What was the significance of the Hohokam people in the history of the Southwest?
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Correct answer: They built the most extensive irrigation canal systems in North America
The Hohokam lived in the Gila and Salt River valleys of Arizona. They engineered hundreds of miles of irrigation canals, some of which are still used as the basis for modern irrigation in the Phoenix area today.
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