Social Studies Unit 2

What are artifacts?

• objects made in the past

• objects made in the future

• objects made in the present

How can artifacts help us understand the past?

• Artifacts help us understand what to expect in our future

• Artifacts can explain the characteristics of of past cultures including diet, customs, and beliefs.

• Artifacts can show us examples of secondary sources.

Which group of people moved but stayed longer in each location, were hunters and gatherers, hunted smaller animals year round, and settled where they could gather fruits, berries, and nuts?

• Paleolithic Era

• Mesolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

Which group of people had animals that were extinct, and hunted with spears that had stone points, were hunters and gatherers, and moved following the animals they hunted?

• Paleolithic Era

• Mesolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

Which group of people settled year round and grew their own crops, built permanent homes for themselves, raised their own cattle for meat, and made weapons and pottery to store their food?

• Paleolithic Era

• Mesolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

Artifacts are an example of a

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

What part of the state is Poverty Point located in?

• South

• Northeast

• Northwest

• Southeast

Which body of water is Poverty point located by?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Sabine River

• Mississippi River

• Red River

How were the Poverty Point Indians unique?

• They did not eat meat only gathered nuts and fruits

• Even though they grew crops they would move from place to place

• Even though they were hunters and gatherers they would live in one spot

What states border Louisiana?

• North Dakota, Alaska, Alabama

• Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas

• Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico, Alabama