Mississippi History chapter 2

a storehouse for grain

a wild hog found in southern states

a fishing technique that involved diving below the water's surface and grabbing large fish out of sunken, hollowed out logs

an effective system of writing communication used by southeastern Indian nations, which used pictures and symbols

tracing the line of descent through the mother rather than the father

a group of Native Americans that included several families with a common ancestry; they hunted and fished together and defended their small farms as a unit

requiring clan members to marry outside the clan

an important ritual among southeastern Indians held in late August in anticipation of a bountiful harvest

a game played by Native Mississippians in which a disc or small wheel was rolled at high speed while warriors ran alongside and threw spears at the disc

the most popular sport among Mississippians Indians; the object was to move a small ball downfield in a cup attached to a stick and throw the ball through uprights