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Based on the type of arrow and spear-heads featured in this picture, what conclusion can be drawn between the dates and objects?

• the dates are in chronological order
• the spearheads were used for hunting
• as the dates got closer to modern times, spearheads were adjusted to hunter specific animals
• there is no logical conclusion to be drawn

__________________________ inhabited Georgia from about 800 to 1600 CE, and were around when Europeans began exploring the area.

• Archaic
• Mississippian
• Paleo
• Woodland

_____________________ built flat-topped burial mounds and had religious ceremonies.

• Mississppian Indians
• Cherokee
• Paleo
• Woodland

Based on the map, what regions do the Cherokee Indian inhabit?

• Blue Rdige, Piedmont, Ridge and Valley
• Appalachian Plateau, Coastal Plain, Piedmont
• Piedmont, Ridge and Valley, Coastal Plain
• Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley, Appalachian Plateau

What was the purpose of the council house for the Cherokee and Creek Indians?

• Place where children were educated
• Place where government meetings were held
• Place where the sick were hospitalized
• Place where recreational activities were created

Why did the Creeks and Cherokee have similar weapons and eat similar foods?

• They wanted to have the same type of government
• It was for the purpose of having only one culture and one identity
• They lived relatively close to one another; traded and communicated
• They didn't live near each other

During the Mississippian period, many Native American groups set up large fields where they primarily grew

• rice
• maize
• cotton
• soybeans

Which statement BEST describes the people of the Mississippian Period?

• 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.

In Georgia, the earliest earthen and rock mounds date back to the Middle Woodland Period. How were the mounds used during this period?

• to define social status
• to serve as burial sites
• to expand farming territory
• to attract large game animals

The Mississippian Indians settled along the Mississippi River, most notable building large earthworks in Cahokia. Using the map, it can be determined that the Mississippian Indians most likely settled in which regions?

• Southwest and Plains
  
• Plains and Northeast
  
• Northeast and Southeast
  
• Southwest and Southeast