SS8H1 Test Review

In which period would Native Americans have been MOST likely to practice hunting and gathering?

• Archaic period
• Settler period
• Woodland period
• Mississippian period

Native American groups from the Ohio Valley spread certain rituals down to Georgia during the Woodland period. The rock piles and earth mounds in Georgia that date to the Woodland period are likely

• dams.
• missions.
• burial mounds.
• food storage areas.

Hernando de Soto and his soldiers often treated Native Americans harshly during the Spanish quest for

• food and drink.
• fame and power.
• gold and silver.
• rivers and trials.

Which route is showing the path traveled by explorer Hernando de Soto?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which grouping lists the main reasons for Spanish exploration of the "New World"?

• "God, glory, and gold"
• "Salt, silk, and spices"
• "Rum, slaves, and molasses"
• "Trade, silver, and jewels"

Given the following choices, which is CLOSEST to the types of food that the Eastern Woodland Indians would have eaten?

• nuts, corn, beans
• corn, beans, squash
• corn, blueberries, trout
• beans, strawberries, salmon

According to some archaeologists, during which period was the bow and arrow invented?

• Archaic
• Mississippian
• Paleoindian
• Woodland

Why did kings of France, England, and Spain urge exploration and settlement of the New World?

• They wanted to expand their empires by acquiring more land.
• They wanted to kidnap the Native Americans and force them into slavery.
  
• They wanted to practice their map making skills by mapping the New World.
  
• They wanted a place to send sick people so they wouldn't spread their diseases.

The Woodland and Mississippian Indians were similar in that they both

• lacked a system of religion or belief in an afterlife.
• practiced agriculture and lived in settled, permanent villages.
• existed in the Southeastern United States before the Archaic period.
  
• were negatively impacted by Hernando de Soto's explorations throughout the Southeast.

Which evidence provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that Spanish exploration and settlement had a devastating effect on the Mississippian chiefdoms of the Southeast?

• During the two centuries following the discovery of the New World, over 90% of the native population were killed by disease and warfare.
• The food supply for Hernando de Soto's expedition was so scarce that his men reportedly ate the dogs in some Indian villages.
• The Spanish began importing African slaves to work in the fields and mines of the Caribbean Islands.
  
• The Spanish captured Fort Caroline and executed the French settlers there in 1565.