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Bookmark or Share- Mississippian culture | History, Facts, & Religion | BritannicaMississippian culture, the last major prehistoric cultural development in North America, lasting from about 700 ce to the time of the arrival of the first European explorers.
- Mississippian culture - WikipediaThe Mississippian culture were collections of Native American societies that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 to 1600, varying regionally.
- Mississippian Period - Encyclopedia of AlabamaMississippian 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. The term "Mississippian" comes from the Mississippi River Valley, where the tradition first developed.
- Mississippian Period - 500 to 1,000 Years Ago - U.S. National Park ServiceDuring its peak, the Mississippian period was considered to be the highest cultural achievement in the prehistoric Southeast, often characterized as a collection of different societies sharing similar ways of living and traditions.
- Mississippian Period - New Georgia EncyclopediaMississippian people were horticulturalists. They grew much of their food in small gardens using simple tools like stone axes, digging sticks, and fire. Corn, beans, squash, sunflowers, goosefoot, sumpweed, and other plants were cultivated.
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