SS8H1-H12 - All Georgia History

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Which American Indian culture was the first to encounter Europeans in Georgia?

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Mississippian

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Dominant source of food in Mississippian culture

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Corn

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How were Mississippian Indian towns governed/led?

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Chiefs

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Which statement BEST describes the people of the Mississippian Period? Options: They were farmers who used simple tools to grow their food in small gardens., They were buffalo hunters who used the entire animal for their living needs., They were hunters and gatherers who lived in small bands of twenty to fifty people., They were the creators of the most technologically complex projectile points in the state.

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They were farmers who used simple tools to grow their food in small gardens.

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What are the types of Mississippian Indian villages known as?

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mound towns

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Why did the Mississippian culture decline after contact with Europeans?

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European diseases killed many Mississippians.

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When MORE AND MORE Europeans began exploring the state we now call Georgia, which two tribes were dominating Georgia?

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Creek and Cherokee

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The Creeks and Cherokee Indians settled in villages near what physical feature?

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Rivers

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What happened to Creek and Cherokee shelter in the summer and winter?

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They built winter homes to protect them from cold. In the summer, they built homes that would allow a breeze.

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Which phrase BEST describes the shelters of many American Indians living in Georgia at the time of European contact? Options: pueblos made from adobe bricks, longhouses made from thick cedar planks, tepees made from wooden poles covered with buffalo hides, circular houses made from interwoven sticks covered with mud

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circular houses made from interwoven sticks covered with mud