Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/kincaid-mounds-state-historic-site

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

Mississippian Culture: A complex, widespread Native American civilization in eastern North America characterized by large settlements, platform mounds, and intensive maize agriculture.
Substructure Platform Mounds: Earthen mounds built with a flat top, serving as foundations for significant structures within a settlement.
Archaeological Methodology: The systematic principles and practices employed in the scientific investigation and interpretation of past human activity.
Pre-Columbian: Referring to the period of North American history before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492.