Mississippians Exit Ticket

Georgia is located in what region of the United States?

• Northeast

• Southeast

• West

• Midwest

Georgia is located on what continent?

• South America

• Asia

• Europe

• North America

Select all of the statements that describe the Shelters of the Mississippian people.

• They lived in permanent villages

• They lived in Teepees made of animal hides to keep warm

• Their villages included: Central Plaza, Homes, and Defense structures.

• The large mounds they built were used for religious and social ceremonies

Large, wooden poles around the village for defense

• Mote

• Spear

• Bow and Arrow

• Palisades

Select all of the foods that the Mississippians ate.

• Maize(Corn)

• Turkey

• Squash

• Mastodons

• Deer

Wood, Bone, and Stone were use to build tools and weapons like the wood ax and bow and arrows.

• True

• False

Which is NOT true about the Chiefdom system of the Mississippians?

• The Chief Priest had the most power

• The chief priest lived and easy life but his family had to work like everyone else in the tribe

• Trade, food distribution, and disputes were all handled by the Chief Priest

• The Chief Priest held religious and government ceremonies on top of the mounds

Select the things the Mississippians used the inside of the mounds for.

• Food storage

• Protection when attacked

• Religious Rituals

• Social Gatherings

The tops of the mounds were used for government and religious ceremonies. It is also where the Chief Priest and his family lived.

• True

• False

Why do historians believe that the Mississippians believed in an an after life?

• They do not believe this because there is no evidence

• Because they found evidence that they buried their dead in headdresses and fine clothing which indicated moving on to another world

• Because they know that the Mississippian Indians were Christians and Christians believe in an after life.

• They do not believe this because they found evidence that indicated that the Mississippians buried their dead without provisions for an after life.