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W_4_17 Verified World Civilizations

W_4_17 — Mississippian Culture and Mound-Builder Networks

The Mississippian culture (c. 800–1600 CE) was the most complex pre-Columbian society in North America east of the Mississippi River, characterized by flat-topped platform mounds, intensive maize agriculture, hierarchica

Mississippian Cahokia mound-builder chiefdom Southeastern-Ceremonial-Complex maize-agriculture

D_3_21 Verified Sites & Artifacts

D_3_21 — Cahokia: America's Forgotten Metropolis

Cahokia — located in the Mississippi River floodplain near present-day Collinsville, Illinois, approximately 13 km east of St. Louis, Missouri — was the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico and the center of

Cahokia Monks Mound Mississippian mound builders Woodhenge St. Louis

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