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Read the following resources to refresh your understanding of life in the Pre-Columbian period. As you read, think about how you might revise your answers to the Reflect on Your Knowledge questions based on new knowledge gained from the readings.
A Biography of America: New World Encounters -- Key Events
http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog01/key_events/ index.html
An Archeological Sketch of Moundville
http://moundville.ua.edu/sketch.html
Ancient Architects of the Mississippi
http://www.cr.nps.gov/archeology/feature/riverlif.htm
[Note: There are six pages of readings about early moundbuilders on this Web site, including a timeline. This link takes you to the first page.]
Optional
Knight, V. J., Jr. and V. P. Steponaitis. "A New History of Moundville" from Archaeology of the Moundville Chiefdom, edited by V. J. Knight, Jr. and V. P. Steponaitis. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London: 1998.
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