BB Unit 3

Which geographic feature had the greatest effect on the Cherokee people?

• 1. Appalachian Mountains

• 1.  Mississippi River delta

• 1.  Atlantic Ocean

• 1. Gulf of Mexico

Which nation’s people made these items?

• 1. the Catawba

• 1. the Seminole

• 1. the Cherokee

• 1.  the Mississippians

3. How is a person’s clan determined in the cultures of the Southeast?

• 1. by birth

• 1. by a test

• 1. by personal choice

• 1. by a religious leader

3. In Southeast nations, why were parts of towns designated as red and white?

• 1. One part was responsible for farming, and the other was responsible for hunting.

• 1.  One part was responsible for war, and the other was responsible for peace.

• 1.  One part was for villagers, and the other was for travelers.

• 1.  One part was for men, and the other was for women.

3. What was the purpose of the sport of stickball? Select the two correct answers.

• 1. to bring children into adulthood

• 1.  to gain political standing

• 1.  to choose a new chief

• 1.  to settle disputes

• 1.  to have fun

3. What is celebrated at the midsummer busk?

• the corn harvest
  

• 
  the invention of stickball
  

• 
  the initiation into a new clan
  

• 
  the formation of the Creek Confederacy

Who created this syllabary?

• 1. Sequoyah

• 1.  Sacagawea

• 1.  chiefs of the Creek Confederacy

• 1. Europeans who studied the Creeks

What is the significance of the syllabary?

• 1. It made the Cherokee language easier to pass on.

• 1.  It helped Cherokees negotiate with Americans.

• 1.  It helped the Cherokees keep their language secret.

• 1. It allowed for Cherokees to make favorable trade deals.

9. Which detail belongs in the Cherokee column?

• 1. spoke Siouan

• 1.  fished shellfish

• 1.  used shells as tools

• 1.  had a written alphabet

9. Which detail belongs in the Catawba column?

• 1. built palisades

• 1.  played stickball

• 1.  held a midsummer busk

• 1.  were part of the Creek Confederacy