mississippian

Everyday

1. A Mississippian is a person from the US state of Mississippi. tree →
2. The Mississippian culture was a Native American civilisation that built great earth mounds along the Mississippi valley, about 800 to 1600. tree →
3. (science) The Mississippian is a period of Earth's history about 359–323 million years ago, used in the USA. tree →

In the lessons

Met in US geography, Native American history (the city of Cahokia) and geology about rock layers and coal.

Examples

• My cousin is a Mississippian. tree →
• The Mississippian people built huge earth mounds. tree →
• Cahokia was the largest Mississippian city. tree →
• Coal formed in the Mississippian period. tree →
• Mississippian farmers grew corn and beans. tree →
• A famous Mississippian writer is William Faulkner. tree →

Note

Capital M because it comes from a name. Spelling: double s, double s, double p: Mi-ss-i-ss-i-pp-ian.