Cahokia
This crop, known as “Indian corn,” was a staple food grown by the people of Cahokia.
What is maize?
This U.S. state is home to the most famous Serpent Mound.
What is Ohio?
Poverty Point is located in this U.S. state.
What is Louisiana?
The Adena culture is best known for building these large earthworks for burials.
What are mounds?
The Stoney Nakoda are often called the "mountain people" because they have long lived near this Canadian mountain range
What are the Rocky Mountains?
Cahokia was located near this major North American river, which helped its people trade and farm.
What is the Mississippi River?
The Serpent Mound was likely built to represent this type of animal.
What is a snake?
Poverty Point was built during this prehistoric period, over 3,000 years ago.
What is the Archaic period?
The Adena people lived mostly in this part of the United States.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
The word “Nakoda” means this in their own language.
What is "the people" or "friend"?
This enormous mound at Cahokia is the largest prehistoric earthwork in the Americas.
What is Monk’s Mound?
This ancient culture is often credited with building the Serpent Mound in Ohio.
Who are the Adena?
The largest mound at Poverty Point is known by this letter.
What is Mound A?
Adena mounds were often used to bury these important individuals.
Who are tribal leaders or elite members?
In the late 1800s, many Stoney Nakoda people worked as guides and packers for this growing industry in the Rockies.
What is tourism (or guiding/railroad expansion)?
Cahokia reached its peak around this century, when it was larger than London.
What is the 11th century (or 1000s)?
The Serpent Mound is aligned with this kind of event, where the sun appears highest in the sky.
What is the summer solstice?
Artifacts found at Poverty Point show they traded with regions as far away as this large U.S. mountain range.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
The Adena people made tools, pipes, and jewelry from this reddish metal.
What is copper?
This Stoney Nakoda leader was known for promoting peace and understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the 20th century.
Who is Chief Walking Buffalo?
Besides farming, the people of Cahokia also used these flat, wet areas to grow crops.
What are floodplains?
The Serpent Mound is located on top of this type of rare geological feature, which may have influenced where it was built.
What is a meteor crater (or impact crater)?
Despite being built before modern tools, Poverty Point was constructed using this simple method of transport.
What is carrying dirt in baskets?
The Adena culture was part of this broader time period in North American history.
What is the Woodland period?
During the construction of Banff National Park, the Stoney Nakoda were excluded from their traditional territory, leading to this long-standing issue.
What is land claim disputes?