The earthen skyscrapers of the Mississippians
Stone palaces in the desert cliffs
Ancient science, astronomy, and alignment
The continent-spanning trade networks
What is the name of the high-stakes Mississippian sport played with a rolling stone disc and spears?
What marine item did Mississippian artists carve into sacred neck ornaments called gorgets?
sonia Build mounds and cliff dwellings to learn how Mississippian and Puebloan cultures designed their communities.
sonia Mississippian cities traded heavily in marine shells from the Gulf Coast, which were carved into sacred gorgets.
Which modern language family is spoken by many descendants of the Mississippian culture, such as the Creek?
Which semi-precious stone did the Ancestral Puebloans mine and trade extensively with Mesoamerica?
sonia Pre-Columbian Trade Networks
From northern copper to shells from the coast, They traded sacred cacao that they valued the most.
sonia Chunkey was a popular Mississippian sport that drew massive crowds and served as a peaceful diplomatic tool.
What primary crop formed the dietary foundation for both the Mississippians and the Ancestral Puebloans?
Chunkey sports: Players of the game chunkey would sometimes bet everything they owned, including their personal belongings, on a single throw!
What colorful tropical birds did the Chacoans import from Mesoamerica as luxury pets and sources of feathers?
A system of interconnected routes and pathways used by different groups to exchange goods and resources. These pathways connected Mississippian cities like Moundville to resources from across the continent.