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Environmental Adaptation and the Decline of Urban Centers
Analyze how mega-droughts, resource depletion, and social factors led to the dispersal of major urban centers like Cahokia.
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Complex Societies of North America
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Analyze the political structures, architecture, religious beliefs, and legacies of the Mississippian and Hohokam civilizations.
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Learning standards covered
4.2Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeFOURTH GRADE STRAND 2: PRE-EXPANSION (BEFORE 1847)
4.9Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesIdentify conflicts involving use of land, natural resources, economic interests, competition for scarce resources, different political views, boundary disputes, and cultural differences within Oregon and between different geographical areas.