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The Mississippi Indians
The Mississippi Indians
By, Jessica FrenchBy, Jessica French
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Food
Farmed Grew most of their food Maize (corn), beans, pumpkin, and squash Tobacco for ceremonies
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HousingHousing
Several thousand families in single settlement
Centers for religious ceremonies Moats and fences protected villages
Several thousand families in single settlement
Centers for religious ceremonies Moats and fences protected villages
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Tools and Weapons
• Stone or bone hoes and digging sticks for farming
• Large blades, elaborate eccentrics, pipes, and effigy celts used for pottery
• Developed copper- working techniques
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Mounds
Made from soil Could stand as tall as 100 feetUsed as platforms for buildings, stages for
religious and social activities, and cemeteriesOnly chiefs could build their houses and
temples on mounds, conduct rituals from the summits of mounds, and bury their ancestors within mounds
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