Unit 1 Georgia Beginnings - Native American Cultures

The following are...
Axe
Hoe
Pottery
Hooks

• English Colonist tools
• Spanish Explorer tools
• Mississippian Era tools
• 19th Century tools

Which best describes how the Mississippians lived?

• Nomadic lifestyle with no permanent shelter
• In large villages protected by palisades (fences and moats)
• Small villages protected by forts
• In family groups in teepees

What was the most common used weapon for the Mississippian culture?

• axe
• spear
• firearm
• bow and arrow

What was the most important crop for the Mississippian culture?

• peaches
• pumpkins
• maize (corn)
• nuts and berries

What was unique about the type of earthen mounds built by the Mississippian culture?

• primitive-type log cabins for religious services
• dome-shaped, lodge houses for family dwellings
• flat-topped, pyramid mounds for temples
• eagle-shaped rock formations for religious purposes

Which statement explains why archaeologist consider the Mississippians to have believed in some form of life after death?

• Their tribal centers had churches for worship.
• The legends of an afterlife were passed dwon from generation to generation.
• The pictographs and cave drawings depicted a spiritual world after the living world.
• Burial mounds for the dead contained items such as tools, tobacco pipes, and weapons. 

Which factor most resulted in the Mississippian's forming permanent settlements?

• They had abundant large game.
• They followed herds of large animals.
• They wanted to band together for protection. 
• They learned how to cultivate crops to serve as a food source.