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15 Cards in this Set
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hopewell tradition |
poorly excavated. exchange system for goods and info. not defensive |
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dates of hopewell |
100BC - CE 400 |
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mississippian tradition |
after breakup of hopewell trade network for maize agriculture |
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dominant weapon of mississippian |
bow and arro |
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dominant weapon of hopewell |
atlatl |
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where is cahokia |
illinois near st. louis |
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why is cahokia important |
largest pre-contact city |
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monk's mound |
mississippin (cahokia). largest prehistoric structure in US. symbol of civic-ceremonial power |
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mound 72 |
6 burial episodes (261 people) |
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revelance of olmec colossal heads |
each ruler had one. when the ruler fell the statues were defaced |
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when was olmec |
1500-500 BC |
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meso-america shared traditions |
(bark-paper) books. ball game. blood debt (to ancestors). calendars. astronomy. sacred mountains (validate royal power). trade and alliances. |
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tzompantli |
carved skulls of human sacrificies |
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stelae |
"stone trees" depicted ruler |
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codices |
large paper and bark books |
