![]() ![]() The city became the pre-eminent center of religious and political power and may have even controlled a vast trade network from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of Mexico.Īlthough today we call the site Cahokia Mounds, no one knows the original name of the city. In fact, some people have referred to it as a kingdom, because the Mississippian culture reached up to the Great Lakes and down to the entire southeastern region of North America. Then as time went on, the Mississippians created a unified culture all their own and began building mounds across their land in the ninth century.īlythe Intaglios Geoglyphs in California’s Desertīy about 1000 CE, the Mississippians had built the largest civilization in North America. As a result, thousands of people migrated to the area around the Mississippi River. Thus, villagers could easily grow an abundance of food. Subsequently, the climate warmed and more rain found its way to Southern Illinois. Small villages first emerged along Cahokia Creek beginning around 600 CE. Artist’s (William Iseminger) rendering of the city, circa AD 1150-1200. ![]()
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