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Social Pyramid (link not part of artifact) The Mississippians were organized into chiefdoms that were led by the nobles (leaders). Within each chiefdom the higher-class people were called the Elites and the normal people were just called Commoners.
What type of society was the Mississippian culture?
Mississippian culture was not a single “tribe,” but many societies sharing a similar way of life or tradition. Mississippian peoples lived in fortified towns or small homesteads, grew corn, built large earthen mounds, maintained trade networks, had powerful leaders, and shared similar symbols and rituals.
What type of government or rule did the Mississippians have?
The hierarchical structure of the chiefdom brought a system of social order to thousands of adherents living in dozens of villages around the central residence of a chief. However, this order originated out of the authoritarian rule of the paramount chief.
What sort of economy did the Mississippians have?
Although hunting and gathering and the cultivation of native plants remained important, Mississippian economy was based largely on corn agriculture. Within the first two centuries of the period, beans were added to their diet. Mississippians expanded their small gardens into larger farms.
How did the Mississippian culture end?
The Mississippian culture had begun to decline by the time European explorers first penetrated the Southeast and described the customs of the people living there.
What are the Mississippians known for?
The Mississippian culture was a Native American civilization that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 CE to 1600 CE, varying regionally. It was known for building large, earthen platform mounds, and often other shaped mounds as well.
How did the Mississippian culture organize their government and society?
Explain how the Mississippian Culture organized their government and society. – Mississippians had a relatively strict type of caste system that they used to determine the roles in society people would have. – Mississppians left Cahokia around 1450 and then continued to leave other large Mississippians cities by 1600.
What type of buildings or structures did the Mississippians build?
Though other cultures may have used mounds for different purposes, Mississippian cultures typically built structures on top of them. The type of structures constructed ran the gamut: temples, houses, and burial buildings. Mississippian artists produced unique art works.
Did the Mississippian culture trade?
Mississippian trade involved much more than material and objects. It appears that ideas were also widely exchanged. By this time, Native Americans had been involved in long- distance trade for at least 3,000 years, and Mississippian people continued to exchange material and objects with distant communities.
What best describes the social structure of Mississippian towns? The tribe was organized in a hierarchy chiefdom with a chief, elites, and commoners.