Complex sentence: Cahokia's history begins over 300 years ago, starting with Father Pinet's mission to try and convert the Cahokian and Tamaroa Indians to Christianity in the later part 1696.
Split into simpler sentences: Cahokia's history begins over 300 years ago. Starting with Father Pinet's mission to try and convert the Cahokian and Tamaroa Indians to Christianity in the later part 1696.