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Mississippi Valley was settled in 10,000 BCE

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Mississippi Valley was settled in 10,000 BCE

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The Mississippi Valley was settled by humans as early as 12 thousand years ago. This is significant because this was the beginning of the Mississippi Valley civilization

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6,000 BCE is when the people in Cahokia started to build a settlement

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6,000 BCE is when the people in Cahokia started to build a settlement

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From 6,000-3,000 BC, technology was developed further, and people began to build villages and develop agriculture, along with growing native plans and becoming more efficient in hunting.

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The first mounds were created around 5 thousand years ago. This became a big part of the Mississippi Valley culture. People of the Mississippi Valley started building mounds from the ground to elevate structures and even to bury people of high power. This is a major way people impacted the enviornment.

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Humans inhabited Cahokia in 700 CE during the Woodland Era. This is significant because Cahokia was once the largest city in North America.

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900 CE Mississippi Valley was getting more and more rain.

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900 CE Mississippi Valley was getting more and more rain.

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This is significant because it was very helpful for Cahokia's major crop which was corn. This made the corn thrive.

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1000 CE small Cahokia settlement grew into a large developed city

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1000 CE small Cahokia settlement grew into a large developed city

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This settlement was lead by a single chieftain, this city was very successful and there is even evidence of trade with other tribes.

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Cahokia had expanded more, and had reached a population of 20,000 people. There were many houses, pots and decorations, and development of religion. They even had a sport called "Chunkey" and plenty of food. If you were there, you would be able to see big mounds, wide expanses of towns and houses, and heard sounds of people playing chunkey, people talking in the streets, and the sounds of people farming. You could taste the corn and crops that Cahokia provides and experienced a lively city with bountiful food and places to visit.

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Starting around 1250, there were remains found of decapitated people, broken bones, and other major injuries that suggest that there was battle in cahokia. Some people say that it was the lack of food that started the conflicts, and it seems like that is the probable reason.

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In 1350 Cahokia was largely abandoned and scientists still have no idea why people left. Some scholars think that erosion and flooding caused it but there was no evidence of it. I personally think that it was caused by flooding because Cahokia was right next to a river and a change in climate could have easily caused flooding.