Native Americans Before 1492: Moundbuilding Realms of the Mississippian Woodlands

by Lynda N. Shaffer, Thomas Reilly

Overview

The pre-Columbian culture of the Mississippi woodlands has received surprisingly little attention from historians. Studying this culture, which was in many respects highly advanced, opens an entirely new perspective on what we are used to thinking of as "American" history. This essay by a distinguished historian and teacher is aimed at world history classes and other classes that cover the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563240294
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/31/1992
Series:	Sources and Studies in World History Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Lynda N. Shaffer, Thomas Reilly

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Archaic Context from Which Moundbuilding Emerged; Chapter 3 Poverty Point, the First Moundbuilding Epoch; Chapter 4 Adena-Hopewell, the Second Moundbuilding Epoch; Chapter 5 Cahokia and Other Mississippian Period Centers, the Third Moundbuilding Epoch; Chapter 6 Subregions, Outposts, and The Decline of Cahokia; Chapter 7 Conclusion;