4th Grade - Alabama Studies Weekly - Week 3

Front

The temple mound was a place where mound builders performed rituals.

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True

Front

The name "Alabama" comes from a Choctaw word that means "clearers of the thicket."

Back

True

Front

The Woodland Indians preferred to have the whole tribe follow herds of animals from one group of woods to another.

Back

False

Front

Archaic Indians later became known as

Back

Woodland Indians

Front

When did the natives begin to raise crops?

Back

when they stayed in one place longer

Front

What is a tool used for throwing spears?

Back

atlatl

Front

The natives who not only stayed in one place, but who also learned to trade with other villages for things they needed, were known as

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Mississippian Mound Builders

Front

What are the "three sisters"?

Back

corns, beans, squash

Front

What did the Mississippian mound builders use the mounds for?

Back

to perform rituals