What are some crops that Mississippian Indians grew?

Corn, beans, squash, and pumpkins. They also grew sunflowers.

Name some ways Mississippian Indians used mounds?

as platforms for important buildings, to bury their dead, and to hold special ceremonies

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Question	Answer
What invention improved how Woodland Indians stored food?	pottery
Woodland and Mississippian Indians carried thousands of baskets of earth to build	mounds
What are some crops that Mississippian Indians grew?	Corn, beans, squash, and pumpkins. They also grew sunflowers.
Name some ways Mississippian Indians used mounds?	as platforms for important buildings, to bury their dead, and to hold special ceremonies
Name two important Mississippian archaeological sites in Tennessee.	Chucalissa and Sellar's Farm