SS8H1a: Natives in Georgia

Which are wide ditches to hold water around the village walls?

• Moats

• Palisades

• Guard Tower

• Plaza

Which statement best describes the Mississippian Indian culture?

• It was a loosely organized, nomadic society that followed and hunted herds of large game throughout the year.

  
  

• It was a highly organized, sedentary society that relied on agriculture in addition to hunting and gathering for food

• It was a loosely organized, sedentary society that followed and hunted herds of large game throughout the year.

  
  

• It was a highly organized, nomadic society that relied on agriculture in addition to hunting and gathering for food.

  
  

Read the information in the table. Then answer this question: Based on the information in the chart and your knowledge of social studies, which statement is correct?

• While members of the Woodland culture tended to live in small, self-sufficient groups, the Paleo Indians tended to live in large villages.

  
  

• While members of the Woodland culture typically had to rely on trade to acquire goods they needed, the Paleo Indians were highly-skilled craftsman.

  
  

• While the Paleo Indians lived primarily on coastal areas, members of the Woodland culture tended to live inland, where land was better for farming.

  
  

• While the Paleo Indians were a nomadic people, the members of the Woodland culture tended to stay in the same place for extended periods of time.

  
  

How was Mississippian society organized?

• It was a monarchy with strict rules of hereditary succession

  
  

• It was an egalitarian, democratic society.

  
  

• It was a chiefdom with a complex and hierarchical structure.

  
  

• It was made up of small, nomadic clans.

  
  

What did the development of agriculture allow the Mississippian Indians to do?

• create a complex religious belief system

  
  

• establish large permanent settlements

  
  

• reduce conflicts between rival communities

  
  

• build new types of weapons and tools

  
  

Which of the following crops was most important to the Mississippians?

• Maize (corn)

• Grape

• Berries

• Squash

What purpose did mounds serve in Mississippian society?

• as defensive barriers to protect the settlement

  
  

• as foundations for the homes of strong leaders

  
  

• as dumping grounds for the settlement's garbage

  
  

• as gathering sites for religious and social activities

  
  

What were the Mississippians tools/weapons made of?

• Shells

• dirt

• Chert

• dead animals

what is wattle and daub

• sticks and twigs covered in wood

  
  

• mud made into bricks

• rocks and leaves

• grass and mud

Were the Mississippian Indians monotheistic, or polytheistic?

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• both

• neither