Reflect on Your Knowledge

In this section, you will examine your current knowledge about Pre-Columbian America and the Moundville settlement. Discuss the following questions with your colleagues or reflect on them in your journal.

1. When you teach about Pre-Columbian America, what are some of the critical pieces of information that you want to convey to your students?
2. What are the challenges in teaching students about Pre-Columbian civilizations?
3. How might Moundville be applicable and relevant to the discussion and study of Pre-Columbian America? How might this distinctly "American" site and culture be incorporated into your overall study of the Pre-Columbian time period?