Mississippian Indians Quiz

What cultural characteristic did the Mississippian Indians display through the creation of earthen mounds?

• Earthwork mounds

• Hunting and gathering

• Nomadic lifestyle

• Trade and commerce

What is horticulture?

• The cultivation of gardens to grow food

• The construction of earthen mounds

• The practice of hunting and gathering

• The development of trade networks

What event is most associated with the end of the Mississippian period in the southeastern United States?

• The arrival of European explorers

• The decline of agriculture

• The migration of Native American tribes

• The colonization by Europe

What led to the Mississippian Indians eventually reorganizing into the Cherokee and Creek Indian Tribes?

• The establishment of fur trade in Louisiana

• The introduction of European diseases by DeSoto

• The decline of the Mississippian chiefdoms

• The influence of Spanish exploration and settlement

What was the main motivation for Europeans to explore unknown regions during the Age of Exploration?

• To spread Christianity to indigenous peoples

• To establish new colonies for overcrowded European populations

• To find new sources of raw materials and markets for trade increasing European wealth.

• To discover new scientific knowledge and advancements

France had ____ trade in current day ______.

• fur, Louisiana

• jewelry, Georgia

• weapons, Alabama

• gold, North Carolina

"It is the object of that system to enrich a great nation rather by trade and manufacturing than by the improvement and cultivation of land, by the industry of the towns rather than by that of the country."

• horticulture

• mercantilism

• trade

• raw materials

Burial locations, hold thousands of families, religious practices

• Mounds used during Woodland and Mississippian Periods

• Mounds used during Creek and Cherokee Indians

• Mounds during the Spanish Expeditions

• Mounds during the European Expedition

A territory ruled by the important person in the Mississippian tribe.

• President

• Govenor

• Chiefdom

• Mayor

Land ownership did not exist with the Mississippians and the ideal of selling land to the European settlers was foreign to them.

• True

• False