Age of Discovery/Cahokia
- Before you start:
- Check if you understand our "Archeological Vocabulary".
- Read the sources.
- Metropolitan Life on the Mississippi
- Where is Cahokia located? Give directions!
- How many people lived in Cahokia?
- What is so special about Cahokia?
- Living off the land
- How did people live 4000 years ago?
- How did corn cultivation change their life? Describe two effects!
- Give 4 reasons why people left Cahokia.
- When did they leave?
- "Augmented Reality"
- Go to the website.
- Watch the intro video (2:12)
- Scroll down and click on "BACK TO THE CITY OF THE SUN"
- Watch the video (You can fast forward to 5:00!)
- What is augmented reality? Give a short description.
- Metropolitan Life on the Mississippi
Pre-working
You will understand more if you understand these words before the visit.
Archaeology - the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
Agriculture - the cultivation and breeding of animals, plants and fungi
Artifact - an object formed by humans
Ceremonies - ritualistic event with a purpose, usually performed on a special occasion.
Flintknapping - the shaping of flint, obsidian or other stone to manufacture stone tools
Granary House - storehouse or room in a barn for threshed grain or animal feed.
Mound - a heaped pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris. Most commonly, mounds are earthen formations such as hills and mountains, particularly if they appear artificial.
Pottery - is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard, durable form.
Working
Metropolitan Life on the Mississippi
Living off the land
"Augmented Reality"
- Go to the website.
- Watch the intro video (2:12)
- Scroll down and click on "BACK TO THE CITY OF THE SUN"
- Watch the video (You can fast forward to 5:00!)
- cahokiamounds.org
The project will enable visitors to “see” structures – once visible in the pre-Columbian city – superimposed on the present landscape. To activate the AR components, a hand held device is used to scan visual markers placed in strategic spots. The technology calculates the orientation of a marker to position and stabilize 3D models upon the real world environment. Two of the Monks Mound initiatives are a reconstructed panoramic view of the entire Ceremonial Center and a sacred temple displayed approximately 50 feet from the viewer.
video
art
Weblinks
Mississippian_culture(English) Cahokia(English)