Mississippian society

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Native_American_culture
gptkbp:adaptations floodplain agriculture
gptkbp:artistic_expression pottery and sculpture
gptkbp:challenges disease and warfare
gptkbp:community_role specialized labor
gptkbp:constructed_in platform mounds
gptkbp:cultural_exchange other Native American tribes
gptkbp:cultural_identity distinctive art and architecture
gptkbp:cultural_practices rituals and ceremonies
dance and music
storytelling and oral history
gptkbp:cultural_symbol gptkb:iconography
gptkbp:declined_in European contact
gptkbp:developed_by Woodland culture
gptkbp:developed_languages various indigenous languages
gptkbp:engaged_in fishing and hunting
gptkbp:environmental_impact land modification for agriculture
gptkbp:flourished_during 800 AD
1600 AD
gptkbp:had_civic_structures public plazas
gptkbp:had_craft_specializations jewelry making
gptkbp:had_cultural_legacies influence on modern Native American tribes
gptkbp:had_economic_systems barter system
gptkbp:had_gender_roles division of labor
gptkbp:had_military_organization warrior classes
gptkbp:had_political_alliances interchiefdom relations
gptkbp:had_population_centers large urban centers
gptkbp:had_religious_centers ceremonial mounds
gptkbp:had_settlement_patterns river valley settlements
gptkbp:had_settlements gptkb:Cahokia
gptkbp:had_trade_items ceramics and textiles
gptkbp:had_trade_networks extensive trade routes
gptkbp:has_art_style geometric designs
gptkbp:has_economy_based_on agriculture and trade
gptkbp:has_historical_significance influence on later cultures
gptkbp:has_influence_on regional politics and trade
gptkbp:has_tradition gptkb:polytheism
gptkbp:historical_records archaeological findings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mississippian society
gptkbp:influenced_by climate and geography
previous cultures
gptkbp:known_for mound building
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Southeastern_United_States
gptkbp:material shell, stone, and clay
gptkbp:practiced_agriculture maize cultivation
gptkbp:practiced_burial_rituals elaborate burial mounds
gptkbp:social_structure chiefdoms
hierarchical leadership
gptkbp:subsistence hunting, gathering, and farming
gptkbp:trade_goods European settlers
copper and shells
gptkbp:uses_technology agricultural tools
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Etowah_Mounds
gptkb:Cahokia_Mounds_State_Historic_Site
gptkb:Etowah_Indian_Mounds
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6