Natchez
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Natchez refers to an Indigenous people of the lower Mississippi River valley, or their language, which is now extinct.
The Natchez had a complex hierarchical society with a chief called the Great Sun.
The word also names a city in Mississippi: We drove through Natchez on our way to New Orleans.
The Natchez Trace was a historic trail connecting Natchez to Nashville.
Cultures creating ceremonial earth structures
- MississippianNative of a southern state
- chiefdomPolitical unit under chief
- matrilinealDescended through maternal line
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
indigenous · ancestors · clans · massacre · nobility · commoners · warriors · pre-Columbian
Southern state or major river
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
tourism · architecture · mansion · Trace · bluff · delta · steamboat · wharf
Heaps of earth
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
heritage · customs · traditions · corn · society · pottery · burial · temple
Separate from others
- extinctNo longer existing
- linguisticConcerning language study
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
documentation · revitalization · recordings · vocabulary lists · ethnography
moundbuilders
Cultures creating ceremonial earth structures
- MississippianNative of a southern state
- chiefdomPolitical unit under chief
- matrilinealDescended through maternal line
ceremonial · indigenous · ancestors · clans · massacre · nobility · commoners · warriors · pre-Columbian
Mississippi
Southern state or major river
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
pilgrimage · tourism · architecture · mansion · Trace · bluff · delta · steamboat · wharf · historic
mounds
Heaps of earth
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
archaeology · heritage · customs · traditions · corn · society · pottery · burial · temple · plaza
isolate
Separate from others
- extinctNo longer existing
- linguisticConcerning language study
- vocabularyOne's word collection
grammar · documentation · revitalization · recordings · vocabulary lists · ethnography
NatchezBirmingham
Major city, two continents
Atlanta · Gary · Detroit · mill towns · company towns
NatchezMinneapolis
Major Minnesota metropolis
St. Paul · Brainerd · headwaters · source · Dubuque
NatchezJackson
Common surname and place
Gulfport · Biloxi · Tupelo · state capital