1. The Mississippi Indians By, Jessica French

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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