The Mississippi Indians By, Jessica French

Food  Farmed  Grew most of their food  Maize (corn), beans, pumpkin, and squash  Tobacco for ceremonies

Housing  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

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

Mounds  Made from soil  Could stand as tall as 100 feet  Used as platforms for buildings, stages for religious and social activities, and cemeteries  Only chiefs could build their houses and temples on mounds, conduct rituals from the summits of mounds, and bury their ancestors within mounds