1) SS8H1a American Indians Living in Georgia

How were Mississippian Indian societies in Georgia organized when Europeans first came to the region?

• A. 

  The Mississippian Indians lived in small villages of a few hundred people and grew much of their food on farms.

• B. 

  The Mississippian Indians were nomadic, did not have permanent villages, and relied entirely on hunting and gathering.

  The Mississippian Indians were not nomadic and did live in permanent villages.

• C. 

  The Mississippian Indians lived in cities of thousands of people, relied entirely on hunting and gathering, and did not farm.

  Mississippian villages tended to be made up of only a few hundred people, not a few thousand.

• D. 

  The Mississippian Indians were nomadic during hunting seasons and lived in small groups of a few families during winter.

  The Mississippian Indians were not nomadic and lived in larger villages than described in this answer choice.

Which American Indian culture was the first to encounter Europeans in Georgia?

• A. 

  Archaic

• B. 

  Mississippian

• C. 

  Paleo

• D. 

  Woodland

How was Mississippian society organized?

• A. 

  It was a monarchy with strict rules of hereditary succession.

• B. 

  It was a chiefdom with a complex and hierarchical structure.

• C. 

  It was made up of small, nomadic clans.

• D. 

  It was an egalitarian, democratic society.

What was Mississippian society like in Georgia prior to contact with Europeans?

• A. 

  The Mississippians lived in wooden longhouses that provided shelter for several families.

• B. 

  The Mississippians were nomadic and rarely spent more than one season in a given region.

• C. 

  The Mississippians made wattle and daub homes and organized them around central plazas.

• D. 

  The Mississippians built their homes on stilts to keep them above the swamps in which they lived.

Why did the Spanish explore southeastern North America during the 1500s?

• A. 

  They wanted to establish trade with the American Indians that were living in the region.

• B. 

  They wanted to build military forts in order to prevent the English from settling in the area.

• C. 

  They wanted to find gold and valuable resources and claim them for the Spanish monarchy.

• D. 

  They wanted to found new colonies where people could practice whichever religion they chose.