The Mississippian society was one of the most complex ones in Georgia's prehistory. The Mississippian people were horticulturalists. This means that they grew vegetables such as corn, beans, squash, sunflowers, goosefoot, and sumpweed. They also gathered nuts and fruits and they hunted. Some of the game they hunted were deer, turkeys, and other small animals. They also collected fish, shellfish, and turtles for the other part of their diet. Most of the time, Mississippian people were outside. Their shelters were only for sleeping in cold weather, during rain storms, and were also used for storage. They also had social classes. The chiefdoms were one of the highest classes in the social class before the Natchez Chief. The Mississippian people believed that the chiefdoms had supernatural powers that were able to control natural occurences that happened within the Earth. Their cities were structured near rivers because the people were mostly farmers. The flooding waters kept their farms and crops productive and plentiful. Each town had no more than about 100 residents. Some of the towns even had mounds. Moounds were built in steps and were often used for religious ceremonies, social activity, or as a graveyard. The Mississippian people were essentially crafty. They were able to make cups, pendants, etc with a ton of decorations along the side of the jewelry. By the end of the Mississippian era, many Europeans had come and settled there. They spread a ton of diseases and wiped out the tribes and cities.