Cahokia was a center for trade because it was strategically located near major rivers and served as a hub for connecting different regions. Its central location allowed for the exchange of goods and ideas between various Native American tribes, making it a vital economic and cultural hub in the pre-Columbian era.
Cahokia was a major trade center for the Mississippian people in North America. It was a hub for a vast network that connected different Native American tribes over long distances for the exchange of goods and ideas.
Pre-Columbian America At the time of contact, Native American tribes, such as the Aztecs and Mayas of Central America, had developed empires sustained by large-scale agriculture and long-distance trade. North American Indians, however, were less well organized. The Anasazi and the Indians in the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys did establish important trading centers sustained by intensive agriculture.
Chichen Itza was likely built as a large pre-Columbian city by the Mayan civilization for various purposes, including religious ceremonies, astronomical observations, political activities, and trading. It served as a major center of political and economic activity in the region.
Cahokia was the largest settlement in North America from 600-1400 AD, and perhaps the largest human settlement in the world in the 14th century before it's collapse (most likely to diseases brought to the Western Hemisphere by Europeans).
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