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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The Moundbuilders The first Native American Moundbuilders had lived east of the Mississippi River in Louisiana in 3400 BC. This was four hundred years before the Egyptian pyramids were built. The largest mound found in Louisiana was twenty-five feet high. The people in this group lived closely to bodies of water such as rivers and lakes and survived mainly on shellfish and fish. The Moundbuilders created relatively large piles of dirt domes that were used for marking territory‚ performing ceremonies
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Question 1 4 out of 4 points The Great Serpent Mound differs from most Hopewell mounds in its Answer Selected Answer: absence of burial sites. Correct Answer: absence of burial sites. Question 2 4 out of 4 points Why are the Chauvet animal paintings probably NOT associated with the hunt? Answer Selected Answer: Less than half of the animals painted on the walls are believed to have been hunted. Correct Answer: Less than half of the animals painted on the walls are believed
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of Giants"3 c. Merlin = (?) Myrddin4 B. Early Britons5 1. Dismissed by Inigo Jones a. No knowledge of building b. If Romans found any buildings‚ would have written about it 2. "Ignorant savages" to Jones 3. Actual possible builders C. Romans 1. Possessed skill and knowledge6 2. Drawings of Stonehenge and Roman Theater similar a. Equilateral Triangles b. Units of measure matched c. Matched in proportion and shape if two stones were added 3. Not them6‚
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Technical Bulletin 99/06 Failure of the ’Oily-water’ Drainage System at Aviation Bulk Fuel Installations This Technical Bulletin is to advise Property Managers of the need to undertake an investigation of the integrity of the ’oily-water’ drain from the Pumphouse to the Oil Interceptor. This Technical Bulletin is only applicable to aviation bulk fuel installations designed and constructed in accordance with the NATO Protected Bulk Fuel Installation (Vertical Tank Design). SUBJECT CONTACT POINT:
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HIS 111 World Civilizations I Activity 4 – Town Creek Indian Mound 25 points Name: Bryce Ross Directions: After having read the section titled “Three Complex Societies” and either visiting the Town Creek Indian Mound or viewing its website‚ http://www.nchistoricsites.org/town/‚ respond to the following questions. Place your responses on this document under each question. Be sure to keep my questions on here. Your responses should include whole sentences with proper grammar and punctuation. 1
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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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become attached to certain activities‚ clubs‚ friends‚ etc. Moving around also‚ does not mean they have to leave the city. They could be moving to a different neighborhood within the town. For example‚ when I was younger I used to live in town Grand Mound‚ Iowa. When I was around six years old‚ my family moved right outside
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the 1990’s‚ Mafic Mound was found on the south pole of the Moon. Although volcano-like‚ it was formed by a different process. Two different theories have been hypothesized. The first theory is that the South Pole-Aitken Impact caused “a cauldron of melted rock as much as 30 miles deep” (American Geophysical Union‚ Brown University) to form. This melted rock crystallized and shrunk; the middle portion of the rock (still molten) squeezed out onto the moon’s surface‚ creating a mound. Another possible
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