How did the Ancestral Puebloans respond to long droughts?
A. They built homes in the sides of cliffs.
B. They left their villages and moved closer to water sources.
C. They began digging ditches to water their crops.
D. They formed alliances with neighboring people.
C. They began digging ditches to water their crops.
The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as the Anasazi, were able to adapt to long periods of drought by developing an impressive water management system. They built sophisticated dams, reservoirs, and irrigation networks to collect and distribute water to their crops in times of scarcity. The construction of these systems required immense labor and engineering expertise, but it allowed the Ancestral Puebloans to thrive in an arid landscape for centuries.