Indigenous People and Settlements

1. What does Tana-tsee mean?

• where the mountains come together

• where the people come together

• where the forests 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 nomadic.

• They both hunted prehistoric animals.

• They were both mound builders.

What is one difference between the Paleo and Archaic cultures?

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

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

• The Paleo built mounds, but the Archaic did not

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

How did 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 both 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.

• Coats-Hines Site

• Pinson Burial Grounds

• Old Stone Fort

• Chucalissa Indian Village

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

• It indicates that the Paleo people were in Tennessee.

• 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.

What two cultures made pottery and traded with other groups?

• Paleo and Mississippian

• Archaic and Woodland

• Woodland and Mississippian

• Archaic and Woodland

8,000 years ago Archaic people:

• Lived in permanent settlements that had chiefdoms with elite and common classes

• Lived in permanent settlements and grew maize

• Lived in Tennessee when the state was covered with melting glaciers

• May have lived in rock shelters

Between 12,000 and 14,000 years ago Paleo people:

• Lived in permanent settlements that had chiefdoms with elite and common classes

• Lived in permanent settlements and grew maize

• Lived in Tennessee when the state was covered with melting glaciers

• May have lived in rock shelters