Georgia Studies Chapter 4- Georgia's Prehistoric Past

What is the oldest prehistoric Indian civilization found in Georgia?

• Archaic

• Woodland

• Paleo

• Mississippian

Why did the Paleo people move frequently?

• To find shelter

• To find food

• To trade

• To find weapons

In which Native American culture was there a change from a nomadic lifestyle to a primarily agricultural way of life?

• Mississippian

• Archaic

• Paleo

• Woodland

For what was the atlatl first used by the Paleo Indians?

• a spear-throwing device

• a farming shovel

• an arrowhead

• a fishing hook

Who were the first people to use burial mounds?

• Archaic

• Paleo

• Woodland

• Mississippian

Which statement describes a difference between the Woodland culture and the Mississippian culture?

• Trading with other groups was part of the Woodland culture.

• Mississippian society was organized into chiefdoms.

• The people of the Mississippian culture constructed mounds.

• Farming was an important activity for the Woodland Indians

Which statement explains why archaeologists consider prehistoric Indians to have believed in some form of life after death?

• Burial mounds for the dead contained items such as tools, pipes, and weapons.

• Tribal centers had buildings specifically used for worship.

• Legends of an afterlife were passed from generation to generation until today

• Pictographs and cave drawings depicted a spiritual world after the living world

Which development resulted in increased population and permanent settlements among Georgia's prehistoric Native Americans?

• Improved weapons meant that animals could be hunted and killed more efficiently

• Improved medical knowledge meant that individuals lived longer.

• Improved trade meant increased interaction among tribes.

• Improved agriculture meant food could be increasingly grown and stored.

What does the term "Beringia" mean?

• the Bering Strait

• the land between Alaska and Siberia

• the Ice Age of North America

• the movement of people from Asia to North America

Who are nomads?

• wanderers

• Woodland Indians

• Indians who hunted

• builders of wattle and daub houses