1.4 AMSCO and Lecture

Question 1

Cahokia

Answer 1

• from 700 to 800
• present day St. Louis along the Mississippi River

Question 2

Cahokia Politics and Government

Answer 2

• Every town was controlled by the chief (Great Sun).
• Cahokia’s population: 15,000
• About as big as London

Question 3

Cahokia Innovations and Technology

Answer 3

• The digging stick was upgraded to the hoe.
• Granaries (grain/corn storehouses) helped with harvesting.
• Wheels, draft animals, and hydraulics were not available to build the mounds of clay.

Question 4

Cahokia Economic Systems

Answer 4

• Trading hub for long-distance and regional trade
• Urban areas received goods from less populated areas(hinterlands)
• Received more goods than they exported
• Jewelry, tools, pottery, salt, and more were imported