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IunderstandyourprofessorhasbeendiscussingseveralEasternWoodlandIndiantribesinyourstudyofNativeAmericancultures.
Asyouhaveprobablylearned, theEasternWoodlandIndiansgettheirnamefromtheforest-coveredareasoftheEasternUnitedStateswheretheylived.
TheearliestWoodlandculturesdateback 9,000 years, butthegroupwe'llfocusondatesbackonlytoabout 700 A.D.
WenowcalltheseNativeAmericanstheMississippianculture, becausetheysettledintheMississippiRivervalley.
Thiscivilizationisknownforitsflat-toppedmonumentscalledtemplemounds.
Theyweremadeofearthandusedastemplesandofficialresidences.
Thetemplemoundswerelocatedinthecentralsquareofthecity, withthehutsofthetownspeoplebuiltinrowsaroundtheplaza.
TheMississippianpeoplewerecitydwellers.
Butsomecityresidentsearnedtheirlivingasfarmers, tendingthefieldsofcorn, beans, andsquashthatsurroundedthecity.
Thecity'sartisansmadearrowheads, leathergoods, pottery, andjewelry.
Traderscamefromfarawaytoexchangerawmaterialsfortheseitems.
IntheslidesI'mabouttoshow, youwillseemodelsofaMississippiancity.