OK HIST: UNIT 2 Quiz

Match the following

• polygamy

• a societal structure based on the female’s family line

• autonomy

• the practice of having more than one wife at the same time

• matrilineal

• the merging of cultural traits by previously distinct groups

• assimilation

• self-governing; independent

Match the following

• dialect

• a form of a language spoken in a particular geographic region

• migration

• the process of a large group of people moving from one place to another

• epidemic

• a disease that affects many people at the same time

The earliest white settlers stated that the Cherokee had heavily-painted and ​ (a)   skin

• tattooed
• painted
• sunburned
• glowing
• sparkling

The adoption of European customs is what led to the Cherokee and other tribes becoming known as ​ ​ (a)   Tribes.

• Civilized
• Sophisticated
• Primitive

The full-bloods were more ​ (a)   and hoped to hold on to the old ways and customs.

• traditional
• modern
• progressive

Stickball was eventually altered by Europeans and is still played today in the form of ​ (a)  

• lacrosse
• cricket
• baseball

The Chickasaw’s ancestors lived in the ​ (a)   River Valley for thousands of years.

• Mississippi
• Amazon
• Nile

(a)   Ceremony was practiced in some form by many different tribes throughout the Southeast, including the Creek and Cherokee

• Green Corn
• Harvest Festival
• Pumpkin Patch

Which famous explorer was the first to contact several of the Five Civilized Tribes?

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Coronado

• Bernard de LaHarpe

• Ponce de Leon

Which of the following most accurately reflects why little is known about the Cherokee prior to the arrival of European settlers?

• The Cherokee, like other Native American tribes, did not keep written records.

• The Cherokee tribe did not exist until very recently.

• Most of the Cherokee records from that time period were lost in a great fire.

• The Cherokee are very secretive and do not tell outsiders about their tribal history.