Question

question 5
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what was cahokia? (p. 8)
the central city of a vast mississippian culture built in what is now st. louis, missouri in the 1200s ce
the central religion that united people of the mississippi and ohio valleys and brought uniformity to their structures by the second century ce.
the first recorded chieftain of the mayans whose exploits survive in one of the few books we have in the ancient mayan language, from 1500 bce.
the name native americans gave the first white europeans who came ashore in what is now newfoundland in 1200 ce, probably vikings from norway.
clear selection

Explanation:

Cahokia was a major urban center of the Mississippian culture, located near present-day St. Louis, Missouri, and flourished around the 1200s CE. The other options are incorrect: it was not a religion, not related to the Mayans, and not a term for European settlers.

Answer:

A. The central city of a vast Mississippian culture built in what is now St. Louis, Missouri in the 1200s CE