SS8H1 Native Americans Indians

_____________________ built flat-topped burial mounds and had religious ceremonies.

• Mississppian Indians
• Cherokee
• Paleo
• Woodland

__________________________ inhabited Georgia from about 800 to 1600 CE, and were around when Europeans began exploring the area.

• Archaic
• Mississippian
• Paleo
• Woodland

_____________________ built flat-topped burial mounds and had religious ceremonies.

• Mississppian Indians
• Cherokee
• Paleo
• Woodland

During the Mississippian period, many Native American groups set up large fields where they primarily grew

• rice
• maize
• cotton
• soybeans

Which statement BEST describes the people of the Mississippian Period?

• They were farmers who used simple tools to grow their food in small gardens.
• They were buffalo hunters who used the entire animal for their living needs.
• They were hunters and gatherers who lived in small bands of twenty to fifty people.
• They were the creators of the most technologically complex projectile points in the state.

In Georgia, the earliest earthen and rock mounds date back to the Middle Woodland Period. How were the mounds used during this period?

• to define social status
• to serve as burial sites
• to expand farming territory
• to attract large game animals

During the Mississippian period, many Native American groups set up large fields where they primarily grew

• rice
• maize
• cotton
• soybeans

Which statement BEST describes the people of the Mississippian Period?

• They were farmers who used simple tools to grow their food in small gardens.
• They were buffalo hunters who used the entire animal for their living needs.
• They were hunters and gatherers who lived in small bands of twenty to fifty people.
• They were the creators of the most technologically complex projectile points in the state.

In Georgia, the earliest earthen and rock mounds date back to the Middle Woodland Period. How were the mounds used during this period?

• to define social status
• to serve as burial sites
• to expand farming territory
• to attract large game animals

known for being large scale farmers, developing copper jewelry and tattoos, and mound builders who traded throughout North America

• Archaic
• Mississippian
• Paleo
• Woodland