Mississippian Keywords

What does the term "temperate" mean?

• A climate with very hot temperatures

• A climate with very cold temperatures

• A climate with mild temperatures (not very hot, not very cold)

• A climate with heavy rainfall

What is "multiple-cropping"?

• Planting a single crop in multiple fields

• Planting a crop, harvesting it, then planting another crop in the same field during the same growing season

• Planting crops once every multiple years

• Using multiple tools for planting a single crop

What does "intercropping" involve?

• Planting one type of crop in a field

• Planting many different types of crops in different fields at the same time

• Planting many different types of crops in the same field at different times

• Planting many different types of crops in the same field at the same time

What is "wattle-and-daub"?

• a structure made of wooden poles

  covered with a woven siding of bark branches and twigs

  covered with a mixture of mud and clay

• the building where food would be stored

• massive buildings with multiple levels

• a type of pottery

What is a palisade?

• A high cliff, usually overlooking a river

• A wide, water-filled ditch built around a settlement

• A fence made of many wooden poles to protect a settlement

• Square or rectangular large hills that are too steep to climb

What is the purpose of a moat?

• To serve as a lookout point over a river

• To provide a place for swimming

• To protect a settlement from attack

• To mark the boundaries of a settlement

What is a bluff?

• A fence made of wooden poles

• A wide, water-filled ditch

• A high cliff, usually overlooking a river

• A square or rectangular hill

What are earthen mounds?

• Fences made of wooden poles

• High cliffs overlooking rivers

• Wide, water-filled ditches

• Square or rectangular large, flat-topped hills that are too steep to climb

What does the term "chiefdom" refer to?

• A type of game similar to bocce ball

• An offering or payment to a leader or ruler

• A system where people are ranked by status or power

• A group of villages ruled by a central chief overseeing religious and political lives

What is a "tribute" in the context of social studies?

• A group of villages and surrounding areas with a central chief

• A game played by the Mississippians similar to bocce ball

• An offering or payment to a leader or ruler

• A system in which people or groups are ranked according to status or power level