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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