800
to
1650 A.D.

Large permanent villages and farming settlements established Cultivated beans and squash become important foods Pottery improved and new artistic forms developed Cahokia (Illinois), largest community north of Mexico Many materials traded over long distances Temples and houses of leaders built on mound.

Permanent villages and small hamlets. Cultivated foods like squash and sunflower become more important. Corn becomes an important food. The Bow and Arrow are common. Toltec Mounds, an important community center.

Permanent towns and seasonal camps. Maize introduced from Mexico. Trade carried out over long distances. Some people given special burial in mounds.

Related family groups in small settlements, traveled to temporary camps seasonally Some plants being cultivated Stone, shell, and copper traded widely First earthen mounds built (1500 B.C.)