Paleo, Archaic, Woodland

The first inhabitants of Georgia who lived between 10,000 and 13,000 years ago were known as what?

• Archaic
• Mississippian
• Paleo
• Woodland

Why are there so few Paleo sites in Georgia?

• The nomadic Paleo Indians did not leave many artifacts in any one place.
• Paleo Indians lived primarily in western states, not in Georgia.
• Paleo sites were often looted by cultural groups that came after them.
• Remains from the Paleo period have been destroyed by natural forces.

Which people were the FIRST to make and use pottery?

• Archaic
• Mississippian
• Paleo
• Woodland

Which people were the FIRST to use burial mounds and live in tribes?

• Archaic
• Mississippian
• Paleo
• Woodland

Which of the following was a major development of the Woodland Period?

• atlatl
• bow and arrow
• pottery
• tattoos

Archaeologists think that prehistoric Indians believed in some form of life after death because

• burial mounds contained items such as tools, tobacco pipes, and weapons
• legends of afterlife were passed down from generation to generation.
• pictographs and cave drawings depicted a spiritual afterlife.
• tribal centers had churches and other symbols of worship.

When were people building small, dome-shaped huts with grass roofs for shelter?

• the Archaic Period
• the Mississippian Period
• the Paleo Period
• the Woodland Period

Earliest Native American culture, only a few of their sites have been found in Georgia.

• Paleo
• Archaic
• Woodland
• Mississippian

Which culture hunted large ice-age mammals with clovis points attached to long spears?

• Paleo
• Archaic
• Woodland
• Mississippian

What is the correct order of Georgia's prehistoric civilizations (from first to last)?

• Woodland, Mississippian, Archaic, Paleo
• Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
• Mississippian, Paleo, Woodland, Archaic
• Paleo, Woodland, Archiac, Mississippian