Mississippian Cahokia at its height

Name: Mississippian Cahokia at its height
Start: 1111
End: 1120

Type Event Region North America Time 1111–1120

In the 11th century CE, Cahokia, the Mississippian center of North America, reached a historic peak in population and ceremonial architecture.

Timeline

1111–1115Monks Mound · IllinoisMonks Mound, North America's largest prehistoric earthen pyramid, and the Grand Plaza continued to serve as the political-religious core; large-scale corvée organization and concepts of astronomical orientation were embodied in the architectural layout.
1115–1120Middle reaches of the Mississippi River Basin · Mississippi River BasinSurplus maize agriculture, shells, copper, and stone converged on Cahokia along rivers and overland routes; subsidiary settlements and palisaded outlying communities together formed the Mississippian regional hegemonic system.