Mound Builder Facts
Which mound builders diet is centered around corn?
Mississippians
What were mounds made out of?
Earth
What does serpent mean?
Snake
What did the children wear?
Same as adult
How many states did they live in?
3
How long ago were the Mississippians?
1,000 years ago
What is one thing the mounds were used for?
Graves, platforms, religious symbols
What does sophisticated mean?
Complex or worldly wise
TRUE or FALSE
Were they good traders?
True
Why did they make designs they could never understand?
To worship them
What mound builders are very healthy?
Hopewell Indians
What is a mound?
Small hills
What does genetics mean?
How did the women do there hair?
In a bun with a bone or a wooden dowel
What is one reason the Cahokia mound city might of disappeared?
It grew to large
How long ago were the Hopewell Indians?
2,000 years ago
What was one thing archeologists found in mounds?
Bones, copper, pearls, shells, mica, soap stone, and obsidian.
What does stinkards mean?
Slaves
What did men wear?
Wore ornaments from head to toe
How many square miles did the Cahokia mound city cover?
6 square miles
What was the name of the Indians that lived 2,500 years ago?
Adenas
Where was The serpent mound located?
Ohio
What does Cahokians mean?
Indians
What are 2 things they ate?
Beans, Squash, Corn, Nuts, Roots, Seeds, Fruit, Fish
Name all of the states that they lived in?
Ohio, Iowa, Indiana