Poverty Point Quiz

Based on the map, Poverty Point is located in the ____________________ part of Louisiana. 

• southwest
• northeast
• west
• southeast

Which artifact is a Poverty Point artifact?

• soapstone bowls
• plummets
• fat-bellied owls
• all of the above

The Poverty Point people traveled far and wide to get _____________ and stones to build the mounds. 

• water
• soil
• food

If you left from Shreveport, which direction would you travel to get to Poverty Point?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Poverty Point is famous for....

• mounds

• Rivers

• Boats

• grass

What are the first inhabitants of Louisiana called?

• Native Americans

• Creative Americans

• Dedicated Americans

• Navy Americans

What is an artifact?

• A person or animal who lives in a certain area.

• An object made by human beings.

• A fossil

How did the people of Poverty Point get stones they needed to make things? Choose 2 correct answers.

• They used money to buy stones.

• The Poverty Point people traveled to other places and traded things they had for stones.

• They begged for stones.

• Other people came to Poverty Point and traded stones for things that the Poverty Point people had.

Which of these facts about the Poverty Point people best describe how they got their food?

• They built mounds.

• They liked to use stones.

• They were hunters and gatherers.

• They had ceremonies.

What was the fat-bellied own most likely used for?

• Hunting animals

• Building

• Wearing around the neck

• Travelling