Study Guide - The Mississippians

First group considered to be mound builders.

• Paleo
• Mississipians
• Archaic
• Woodlands

What were palisades used for?

• protect villages against attack

• for decoration and to make villages look nice

• to stop flooding

• they helped grow crops

This type of sharp rock was used to make weapons

• quartz

• wattle

• chert

• atlatl

The main crops grown by the Mississippians were...

• Rice, wheat, corn

• Beans, wheat, fruit

• Maize, beans, squash

• Squash, maize, rice

How was Mississippian society organized?

• Chief was head of elites and commoners were lower working class

• Priests were at the top and everyone else was below them

• Warriors were in charge and everyone else was a commoner

• Everyone was equal

Which Indian group was the first to meet European explorers?

• Mississippians

• Paleo Indians

• Archaic Indians

• Woodland Indians

What were Mississippian villages called?

• Mound Towns

• Pueblos

• Longhouses

• Parishes

Spanish has three main interests in the New World

• opportunity, religious freedom, gold

• God, the queen, mercantilism

• God, glory, gold

• power and glory, opportunity, gold

Who arrived to the New World in the spring of 1540 with 600 soliders

• James Oglethorpe

• Hernando de Soto

• Hernan Cortez

• Native Americans

What was the main weapon used by the Mississippian Indians?

• Slingshot

• Long-barreled shotgun

• Bow and Arrow

• Cannon