SS8H1 Quiz

Which culture was living in southeastern North America (the area that includes present-day Georgia) when the first Europeans arrived?

• Archaic
• Mississippian
• Paleo
• Woodland

According to most historians, which of the following did the Mississippians of what is now Georgia most likely practice?

• government and society based on a system of elites and commoners
• government and society based on representative democracy
• government based on monarchy
• society based on merchant power

Which of the following statements best describes how Mississippians used mounds?

• Mississippian mounds were used exclusively for burying the dead.
• Mississippian mounds were used to defend towns from attacks by outsiders.
• Mississippian mounds were used exclusively for important meetings hosted by chiefs.
• Mississippian mounds served multiple purposes, including functioning as gathering places, religious sites, and burials.

Which of the following statements best describes how Mississippian homes were built?

• adobe bricks
• tents made from animal hides
• long houses build with logs and woods
• single room dwellings made with wattle and daub

Which statement most accurately explains reasons for the decline of Mississippian culture around the year 1600?

• An uprising of Cherokee and Creek led to the Mississippians fleeing the Southeast.
• European exploration and colonization weakened Mississippian culture and decimated the population through disease and fighting.
• Poor farming practices rendered the soil barren and infertile, forcing the Mississippians to abandon farming and return to their hunting and gathering practices.
• Mississippians had a weak culture and society that began to decay due to internal power struggles.

Which Spanish conquistador explored the Southeast and is credited as the first European to visit Georgia?

• James Oglethorpe
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Hernando De Soto
• Christopher Columbus

Where were most of the Spanish Missions in Georgia located?

• Appalachian Mountains
• Barrier Islands
• Piedmont Region
• along the Fall Line

What were Spain's primary motivations for exploring the New World?

• God, Gold, Glory
• Wisdom, Justice, Moderation
• Death, Disease, Destruction
• Life, Liberty, Property

The Mississippians were American Indians who lived in Georgia when Europeans first arrived in the mid-1500s. These Indians had several unique characteristics. Their shelters were mostly made from ______________________.

• adobe bricks
• cedar planks
• sticks and mud or clay
• buffalo hides and wooden poles

The Mississippians were American Indians who lived in Georgia when Europeans first arrived in the mid-1500s. These Indians had several unique characteristics. They obtained most of their food by ______________________.

• growing crops
• raising animals
• hunting whales
• hunting buffalo