The Mississippians

The Mississippians

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What were palisades used for?

Back

protect villages against attack

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The main crops grown by the Mississippians were...

Back

Maize, beans, squash

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What were mounds for?

Back

To bury tribal leaders, social events and religious ceremonies

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which American Indian culture was living in Georgia at the time of European contact? Options: Archaic, Paleo, Mississippian, Woodland

Back

Mississippian

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

These structures served religious, ceremonial, burial and elite residential purposes. Options: memorials to their gods, bronze statues, earthen mounds, stone pyramids

Back

earthen mounds

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

During the Mississippian period, many Native American groups set up large fields where they primarily grew: rice, maize, cotton, soybeans

Back

maize

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Mississippian earth mounds were dedicated to religious and social activity.

Back

True

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