SS8H1A - European Exploration And The Mississippians Question Preview (ID: 51962)


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Mississippian shelters made of interwoven sticks and mud or clay were called;
a) wattle and daub
b) cement and rock
c) teepee and wampum
d) none of these answers are correct

What word means farming?
a) horticulture
b) mercantilism
c) mission
d) sedimentary

What natural feature in Georgia was home to many Native Americans?
a) The Okefenokee Swamp
b) The barrier islands
c) The north Georgia mountains
d) The fall line

Where did the Mississippian culture bury their dead?
a) in earthen mounds
b) in cliffs
c) in the sea
d) in the swamp

What was chert used for by the Native Americans?
a) tools and weapons
b) shelters
c) weights
d) games

Commoners and elites were a part of;
a) chiefdom societies
b) European cultures
c) South American Native American cultures
d) None of these answers are true

What Native American culture was found in southeastern North American by explorers in the mid 1500s?
a) The Mississippian culture
b) The Woodland culture
c) The Archaic culture
d) The Paleo culture

Throwback Question - What region is also known as the TAG corner?
a) Appalachian Plateau
b) Ridge and Valley
c) Blue Ridge
d) Piedmont

Throwback Question - Which region contains Brasstown Bald (the highest location in Georgia)?
a) Blue Ridge
b) Appalachian Plateau
c) Coastal Plains
d) Piedmont

Throwback Question - Which river separates Georgia and South Carolina?
a) The Savannah River
b) The Chattahoochee River
c) The Okefenokee River
d) The Mississippi River

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