Mississippian Culture




 * Is Amerindian society that develops 150-1250 ce
 * Is created by powerful chiefdoms
 * Increases in agri activity and creation of the bow helps develop the military
 * Expansion of trade networks
 * Leads to the rise of important urban centers
 * Made by earth mounds and plazas
 * Most important was called Cahokia
 * Had a population of about 30,00 in the year 1200
 * Controlled a sig amount of land around it
 * Population pressures and weather led to the decline