Mississippian Keywords

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What does the term "temperate" mean?

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A climate with mild temperatures (not very hot, not very cold)

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What is "multiple-cropping"?

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Planting a crop, harvesting it, then planting another crop in the same field during the same growing season.

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What does "intercropping" involve?

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Planting many different types of crops in the same field at the same time

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What is "wattle-and-daub"?

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A structure made of wooden poles covered with a woven siding of bark branches and twigs, covered with a mixture of mud and clay.

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What is a palisade?

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A fence made of many wooden poles to protect a settlement.

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What is the purpose of a moat?

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To protect a settlement from attack

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What is a bluff?

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A high cliff, usually overlooking a river.

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What are earthen mounds?

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Square or rectangular large, flat-topped hills that are too steep to climb.

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What does the term "chiefdom" refer to?

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A group of villages ruled by a central chief overseeing religious and political lives.

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What is a "tribute" in the context of social studies?

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An offering or payment to a leader or ruler