Bayou Bridges Unit 3-Ch 1- Peoples of the Southeast

What geographical features effected the Cherokee people?

Select ALL that apply.

• Appalachian Mountains

• Ohio River

• Mississippi River

• Mediterranean Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

Which Southeast nation built palisades?

• Cherokee

• Chickasaw

• Catawba

Which Southeast nation played "stickball?"

• Catawba

• Cherokee

• Chickasaw

Which Southeast nation had a written language and written alphabet?

• Catawba

• Cherokee

• Chickasaw

Which Southeast nation spoke the Siouan language?

• Cherokee

• Catawba

• Chickasaw

Who created the syllabary?

• Europeans who studied the Creeks

• Sequoyah

• the chiefs of the Creek Confederacy

What was the primary significance of the syllabary?

• It helped the Cherokees to make trade deals

• It helped the Cherokees negotiate with the Europeans

• It made the Cherokee language easier to pass on to their children.

How was a person's clan determined in the cultures of the Southeast?

• By a religious leader

• They were given the option to choose their clan

• by birth

What was celebrated at Midsummer's Busk?

• A new religious leader came into rule

• The corn harvest

• The invention of stickball

Select all that apply:

What was the purpose of the sport "stickball"

• to have fun

• to choose a new chief

• to settle disputes

• to gain political standing