The early use of maize would take years to establish itself with the Native Americans. The maize plant moved north from Mexico into the southwestern North America. Early maize was an incidental crop, the seed were scatter and the resulting crop was gathered. Maize would slowly gain a foot hold and finally become a stable of the Native American diet. Maize would allow the rise of the Anasazi. Climate change and drought would destroy the Anasazi culture, by creating famine. Unable to support the Anasazi population, the nation scattered (Townsend & Nicholas, 2016, p. 14). Maize would travel to other cultures in North America and change them. One of these communities was named the Hopewell. The Hopewell built village near flood plains and grew
