mississippian culture

The Mound Builders were some of the most advanced Native peoples to be encountered by European explorers. They made their homes in the part of North America along what is now known as the Mississippi River. Their complex, ancient culture is very impressive: the Mound Builders are credited with being the first group of people to rely on farming as a major source of food. This book features photographs of cool artifacts and critical thinking questions to engage readers as they draw their own conclusions while learning about the Mound Builders.

Explores the Mississippian culture through the remains at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park.

Describes what is known of the ancient city of Cahokia, a site in present-day Illinois which was inhabited by Native Americans from about 700 A.D. to 1400 A.D., the Missippippian culture of which it was a part, and the archaeological investigations undertaken there.

Provides information about the complex social and political culture of the prehistoric North American Indians who established an urban center along the banks of the Mississippi River in what is now Cahokia, Illinois, and discusses what archaeologists have learned from their excavations at the Cahokia Mounds site.

In ca. 1300, Little Hawk and his family take a trip to trade with the Indians of Cahokia, the great city along the Mississippi River.