SS8H1 Quiz

SS8H1 Quiz

8th Grade

17 Qs

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SS8H1 Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Archaic
Mississippian
Paleo
Woodland

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where were most of the Spanish Missions in Georgia located?

Appalachian Mountains
Barrier Islands
Piedmont Region
along the Fall Line

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