Cahokia's Vast Complex of Mounds and Ceremonial Sites Initially Suggested

question 13

True/False

Cahokia's vast complex of mounds and ceremonial sites initially suggested that it was the center of a vast empire. What is surprising is that this socially complex state did not last very long before it was abandoned.

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