Question

Mississippian cultures were vast and complex, but which of these is the most accurate brief description of their societies? Choose 1 answer: Choose 1 answer: (Choice A) A Mississippians were hunter-gatherers and nomads who followed the migrations of bison herds up and down the river valley (Choice B) B Mississippian peoples lived in cliff dwellings along the Mississippi River, building structures in the shadows of cliffs to escape the punishing Midwestern sun (Choice C) C Mississippian peoples cultivated corn on Mississippi Valley floodplains and created pottery and immense earthworks

Answer 1

C Mississippian peoples cultivated corn on Mississippi Valley floodplains and created pottery and immense earthworks

The native populations living along the Mississippi Valley used clay from the floodplains to create potter and the ground provided good soil for corn production. What they are most known for are the earthworks or mounds that they built for burial and artistic works to represent their gods. Cahokia was a large mound site near current day St. Louis and demonstrates the skill and size of these mounds.

Answer 2

Answer:

A) Mississippian peoples cultivated corn on Mississippi Valley floodplains and created pottery and immense earthworks

Explanation:

They are known for making entire cities built on top of and around massive earth mounds.