Mississippian Indians and European Exploration

Flat-topped burial mounds were built by: 

• Seminole Indians
• Plains Indians
• European Indians
• Mississippian Indians

Which of Georgia's American Indians first began farming on a large scale?

• Mississippian

• Paleo

• Woodland

• Creek

The primary goal of DeSoto was......

• conquer land

• gold

• convert American Indians

• develop trade relationship

Time period that ended as a result of European exploration

• Woodland

• Paleo

• Mississippian

• Archaic

European nation that started missions along the barrier islands.

• Spain

• Great Britain

• Portugal

• France

Best reason American Indians were able to make permanent shelters

• They wanted to band together in large groups for protection

• They discovered an alternative food sources like shellfish

• They learned how to cultivate plants for food (horticulture).

• They began to create more complex tools

Evidence to indicate that Native Americans during the Mississippian period believed in the afterlife.

• Tribal centers had churches and other symbols of worship

• Pioctographs and cave drawings depicted a spiritual life was discovered

• Legends of the afterlife were passed down from generation to generation

• Burial mounds from the period contained items such as food, weapons, and tools

Which nation did not play a major role in the exploration and colonization of North America

• Spain

• Great Britain

• Portugal

• France

The main reason the Spanish built missions along the barrier island.

• for launching attacks

• to spread Christianity

• for defensive purposes

• to trade with American Indians

Where in Georgia did the Spanish build missions

• Fall Line

• Savannah River

• Barrier Islands

• Appalachian Mountains