Cahokia Mounds at one time‚ was the largest prehistoric settlement north of Mexico. The people were known for their corn crops‚ which increased the population. They were a major social‚ political‚ religious and economic influence on the other tribes in the region. Once a major city‚ now in ruins. It’s demise has left both historians and archaeologists scratching their heads. What made Cahokia so great‚ and what caused it to disappear? Cahokia Mounds was the largest prehistoric settlement north
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ASB Exam: Cahokia When asked to consider why the mound builders of Cahokia chose their particular location‚ there has been a theory that stems from archeological research and evidence. One such theory is that they chose this location because of the Mississippi flood plain. The flood plain would be used as a major resource for not only food supply‚ but mainly transportation to other parts of the city. Likewise‚ researchers such as Joseph Saunders has found little to no evidence of extensive trade
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pieces of artwork. The displays and mannequins were incredible to look at. The imitation Mississippians were very life-like and realistic looking as they were set up in displays of what they would have done on a daily basis. I did not realize that Cahokia Mounds covers five square miles. I always thought of it as just one huge mound with buried objects instead of the area consisting of several mounds making an entire village. Wondering how the large mounds were made‚ especially the largest mound‚ Monks
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Skyler Samaan SOCI 112 A Dr. Mauxion Cahokia Mounds The Cahokia Mounds were once an affluent area over one thousand years ago. The Cahokia Mounds are located around East St. Louis‚ Illinois‚ that stretch down as far south as Louisiana. The mounds were a collection of 120 mounds that over a thousand years ago was an enormous city‚ even compared to European and other Mesoamerican cities at the time. Archaeologists have been performing routine excavations at the site since the 1920’s‚ and have
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Cultural Anthropology Case Study: Cahokia Mounds In southern Illinois in Collinsville‚ the largest prehistoric settlement north of Mexico can be found. This is the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site which is 4‚000 acres. How Cahokia began and ended to this day is still considered a mystery. The people of Cahokia built more thank 120 earth mounds as landmarks‚ tombs‚ and ceremonial platforms. The largest of these mounds is Monks Mound. It covers more than 14 acres‚ and it once supported a 5‚000-square-foot
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American tribes‚ was indigenous to the Midwest. Cahokia is also known as “the city history forgot.” This complex and sophisticated society challenges the stereotypical beliefs of Native American as being primitive‚ ignorant savages. The Cahokian civilization provides the basis for political‚ economic‚ and social developments that “changed the course of human history.” ( Timothy Pauketat) After reading Timothy Pauketat’s insightful essay‚ “ Cahokia: A Pre-Columbian American City”‚ I was intrigued
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down east bound Interstate 70 and make it through St. Louis‚ you start to drive by one of North America’s largest prehistoric city structures‚ Cahokia. According to the Cahokia Mounds Historical Site‚ this city covered six square miles‚ had 120 mounds‚ and was home to anywhere between 10‚000 to 20‚000 people from the years 700 to 1400 AD (Keller). Cahokia use to be a major regional trade center with huge mounds that had large palaces for city rulers‚ plazas‚ different neighborhoods‚ and even gaming
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2013 There are multiple reasons why not many Americans know about Cahokia one reason is that the United States chooses to remember only what they want too and the United States passes down things the way they want them to be viewed as. The United States doesn’t make a big deal out of Cahokia because then they would have to admit that in fact there were people in America before the Europeans. More Americans don’t know about Cahokia for the simple fact that they do not care‚ they don’t care because
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Running head: Cahokia‚ America’s Lost City? Cahokia‚ America’s Lost City? Jennifer Sanchez Professor Chryst‚ Eng 115 Abstract Have you ever heard of Cahokia? In casual conversation‚ almost no one outside the St. Louis area has. Cahokia‚ America’s Lost City? Cahokia was the center‚ possibly the origin‚ of what anthropologists call Mississippian culture‚ a collection of agricultural communities that reached across the American Midwest and Southeast starting
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Anasazi 1.The Anasazi is also refer to as the “Ancient pueblo” The Anasazi rock art Was painted on a rock or was pecked into the rock surface no one knows if this was a language or a way to communicate to others secretly or perhaps it could have been art. Anasazi pottery They are said to be the best potters that have ever existed They made very unique pottery • Based on Earley and Wheeler‚ chapters 15-18 and Appendix 3‚ • o Summarize evangelism in the early church. o How did
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