Mound Builders and Digging up the Past

What do we call a person that studies ancient culture?

• archaeologists

• historian

• paleontologist

• boring

Where did the Creek live?

• In the water

• In what is now Georgia and Alabama

• Mrs. Koester's garage

• Florida

Why did Creek hunters wear deerskins?

• They were comfortable

• To keep them warm

• To keep the bugs away

• To make it easier to sneak up on the animals they were hunting.

Where did the Creek's name come from?

• From their custom settling along creeks

• Other tribes called them that

• It was a word in their language that meant "super"

• The oldest woman of the tribe named them this

Why did they tell old stories by the fire?

• To watch the smoke rings

• To stay warm

• To recall an event

• To teach the children.

What did the mound builders do every year?

• hunted

• bought new clothes

• lit a new sacred fire

• changed leaders

By ___________, the mound builders' way of life was disappearing.

• 1501

• 1492

• 1508

• 1495

For how many days did the Mound Builders fast, dance, and sing?

• 10

• 5

• 3

• 4

How can we tell how old the objects found at ancient campgrounds are?

• By looking at a timeline

• By asking the elders of the clan

• By seeing what they are made of

• Tree ring dating

What did the Creek women plant?

• Corn, beans, squash

• Trees and wheat

• corn and barley

• green beans and corn