Chahokia was a large city that exemplifies which culture?

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Chahokia demonstrates the Mississippian culture, a mound-building, organized prehistoric society that flourished in the Mississippi River valley and nearby regions. This culture is known for creating large earthen platform mounds and developing urban-centered communities with ceremonial and political functions, such as Monk’s Mound at Cahokia. They relied on intensive maize agriculture and extensive long-distance trade, supporting a relatively dense population and hierarchical leadership centered on a chief. The scale and urban character of Cahokia—the monumental mounds, planned layout, and evidence of elite authority—are hallmark features of the Mississippian tradition. In contrast, the other groups were centered in different regions and traditions: Anasazi and Hohokam in the Southwest with different architectural styles and irrigation practices, and Hopewell in the Ohio Valley, known for early mound-building and trade but not the same urban plateau Cahokia represents.