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Ancient Indigenous Cities and Engineering: Chaco Canyon and Cahokia

4th Grade · Social Studies · US-MD-SS

8 lessons

Goal

Analyze how Ancestral Puebloan and Mississippian societies developed advanced agriculture, monumental architecture, and continental trade networks centered around major urban hubs.

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Learning standards covered

us-md6/7.8.1.bMaryland Social Studies Standards · 4th Grade

Comparing and contrasting how urban centers in Chaco Canyon and Cahokia facilitated the movement of goods and ideas across long distances and connected peoples from diverse regions.