A long time ago, there was a massive civilization in Illinois, way before Europeans ever arrived. It was called Cahokia, and at its peak, around 20,000 people lived there—making it bigger than London at the time! They built giant mounds, some as tall as a ten-story building, and had a complex society with trade, religion, and even sports. But then, something mysterious happened, and by the 1400s, the city was abandoned. Some say it was climate change, others think war or disease played a role, but no one knows for sure. Today, the mounds are still there, keeping the secrets of this lost civilization buried beneath them. 🏺🌿 Credit: Cahokia Mounds: By Thank You (24 Millions ) views – https://flic.kr/p/RqaCtp, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=144794523 CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/: Mohenjodaro: By Saqib Qayyum, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31519717 Mohenjo-daro: By Saqib Qayyum, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31520522 Moenjodaro 12: By Smn121, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35300157 well outside city Moenjodaro: By Quratulain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35769471 Mohenjo-daro museum relics12: By Saqib Qayyum, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31520373 Machu Picchu 2: By Martin St-Amant (S23678), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8123818 CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0: Well in Utica 08: By Kritzolina, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80365444 Moenjodaro: By Nadzir81, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62928837 Great Bath: By Aakashaliraza, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51424888 Sceau Indus taureau Guimet: By Zunkir, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92666896 Sceau Indus éléphant Guimet: By Zunkir, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92666835 Machu Picchu: By Diego Delso, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43170413 Machu Picchu 58: By Diego Delso, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43170399 CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0: Mounds: By Joe Passe – https://flic.kr/p/M7owMN, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=125171668 Indus cylinder seal: By ALFGRN – https://flic.kr/p/2eboayG, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77587655 CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0: Fossil Qesem teeth: By Prof. Israel Hershkovitz, Tel Aviv University, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41060785 The Great Bath: By Wellcome Images – https://wellcomecollection.org/works/jepcfstc, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35869089 Roman villa of Waldling: Dominik Hagmann/sketchfab, https://skfb.ly/opEGF Animation is created by Bright Side. —————————————————————————————- Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz —————————————————————————————- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru —————————————————————————————- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me
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