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.

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CCSS.RL.8.7

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

• A. 

  Archaic

• B. 

  Mississippian

• C. 

  Paleo

• D. 

  Woodland

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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.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5