Tennessee Native Americans Study Guide

What does Tana-tsee mean?

• Where the forests come together

• Where the mountains come together

• Where the people come together

• Where the rivers come together

What do the Mississippian and Woodland cultures have in common?

• They both lived far away from water sources.

• They were both mound builders.

• They were both nomadic.

• They both hunted prehistoric animals.

What is one difference between the Paleo and Archaic cultures?

• The Archaic lived in the Ice Age, but the Paleo did not.

• The Paleo built mounds, but the Archaic did not.

• The Archaic grew maize, but the Paleo did not.

• The Paleo hunted the mastodon, but the Archaic did not.

How did the Mississippians protect themselves?

• They built ceremonial mounds.

• They lived in fortified towns.

• They traded a special kind of stone.

• They performed elaborate ceremonies.

What do the Old Stone Fort and the Pinson Mounds have in common?

• They were built by the Woodland people.

• They both have ceremonial and burial mounds.

• They both have a walled settlement area.

• They were both built by the Archaic people.

What two cultures made pottery and traded with other groups?

• Archaic and Woodland

• Paleo and Mississippian

• Woodland and Mississippian

• Paleo and Archaic

Why are the fossilized bones and stone tools found at the Coats-Hines site significant?

• It indicates that the Mississippian people traded stone.

• It indicates that the Woodland people were innovative and adapted to their environment.

• It indicates that the Archaic people were hunters and gatherers.

• It indicates that the Paleo people were in Tennessee.

Lived between 12,000 - 14,000 years ago?

• Paleo

• Archaic

• Woodland

• Mississippian

Lived around 8,000 years ago.

• Paleo

• Archaic

• Woodland

• Mississippian

Lived from 1,000 B.C. to 1,000 A.D.

• Paleo

• Archaic

• Woodland

• Mississippian