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What made Cahokia unusual compared to other cities at the same time?
What made Cahokia unusual compared to other cities at the same time?
What was the main reason for the relocation of tribes to Cahokia?
What was the main reason for the relocation of tribes to Cahokia?
Which statement best describes the significance of Cahokia?
Which statement best describes the significance of Cahokia?
Which of the following is a reason why Cahokia is considered impressive to modern imaginations?
Which of the following is a reason why Cahokia is considered impressive to modern imaginations?
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What happened to Cahokia around AD 1350?
What happened to Cahokia around AD 1350?
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What have archaeologists discovered about human sacrifice in Cahokia?
What have archaeologists discovered about human sacrifice in Cahokia?
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Why is the decline of Cahokia considered highly unusual?
Why is the decline of Cahokia considered highly unusual?
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True or false: Cahokia was as large as London in the 11th century.
True or false: Cahokia was as large as London in the 11th century.
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True or false: Around 35% of the population in Cahokia were not from Cahokia itself.
True or false: Around 35% of the population in Cahokia were not from Cahokia itself.
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True or false: The relocation of tribes to Cahokia was a common occurrence in other cities at the same time.
True or false: The relocation of tribes to Cahokia was a common occurrence in other cities at the same time.
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True or false: The Native Americans at Cahokia used machinery to transport soil for the construction of mounds.
True or false: The Native Americans at Cahokia used machinery to transport soil for the construction of mounds.
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True or false: Cahokia was abandoned by its residents around AD 1350.
True or false: Cahokia was abandoned by its residents around AD 1350.
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True or false: Human sacrifice was a common practice in Cahokia.
True or false: Human sacrifice was a common practice in Cahokia.
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True or false: Weapons of war, such as bows, arrows, and swords, have been found in Cahokia.
True or false: Weapons of war, such as bows, arrows, and swords, have been found in Cahokia.
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Archaeologists working on the site have found enough evidence over the past fifty years to conclude that, at a certain time, around 35% of the population were not from Cahokia at all; it seems that many of the tribes that lived all along the Mississippi River at some point began to ______ to Cahokia.
Archaeologists working on the site have found enough evidence over the past fifty years to conclude that, at a certain time, around 35% of the population were not from Cahokia at all; it seems that many of the tribes that lived all along the Mississippi River at some point began to ______ to Cahokia.
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[Blank], cosmopolitan and ahead of its time, Cahokia was at the heart of ancient society in North America; an ancestor of today's capital cities.
[Blank], cosmopolitan and ahead of its time, Cahokia was at the heart of ancient society in North America; an ancestor of today's capital cities.
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These researchers have been unable to find more than a handful of other examples of such ______ of tribes, but they do know that something about Cahokia attracted thousands of people to this regional center.
These researchers have been unable to find more than a handful of other examples of such ______ of tribes, but they do know that something about Cahokia attracted thousands of people to this regional center.
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The Native Americans at Cahokia used their bare hands and woven baskets to ______ and carry the soil from the surrounding regions back to their city in-waiting.
The Native Americans at Cahokia used their bare hands and woven baskets to ______ and carry the soil from the surrounding regions back to their city in-waiting.
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What is one reason why Cahokia is considered impressive to modern imaginations?
What is one reason why Cahokia is considered impressive to modern imaginations?
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What was the main reason for the relocation of tribes to Cahokia?
What was the main reason for the relocation of tribes to Cahokia?
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What factors contributed to the growth of Cahokia as a major population center?
What factors contributed to the growth of Cahokia as a major population center?
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Why is the decline of Cahokia considered an enigma?
Why is the decline of Cahokia considered an enigma?
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What evidence of human sacrifice has been found in Cahokia?
What evidence of human sacrifice has been found in Cahokia?
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Why do researchers believe that Cahokia's decline cannot be attributed to factors such as disease or colonization?
Why do researchers believe that Cahokia's decline cannot be attributed to factors such as disease or colonization?
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