Peoples of the Southeast

Many of the peoples of the Southeast were descendant from _____.

• Cliff Dwellers

• Mound Builders

• Boat makers

• Road Builders

What did a group of them form?

• The Confederate States of America

• The Creek Confederacy

• The Haudenosaunee Confederacy

• The River Confederacy

Answer explanation

confederacy, n. a group of people, organizations, or countries that join together for a common cause

How did they live

• nomadic and hunted

• settled with communal farming

Towns were divided into what?

• red for war/white for peace

• red for nomadic/white for settled.

• red for hunting/white for gathering

• red for love/white for hate

Their religions differed but they all honored _____

• Allah

• God

• mountains

• supernatural beings

Answer explanation

Creeks believed that a person’s soul survived after their death. They believed it could be captured and used by others.

What did they hold ceremonies around

• agricultural cycle

• hunting cycle

• moon cycle

• water cycle

Answer explanation

A large feast was held to break the midsummer busk. Midsummer was when the corn ripened, so there was lots of food, which was also a reason to celebrate.

they relied on a transcontinental _____ network.

in the 1800s, who invented an alphabet for the Cherokee language?

• Geronimo

• Pocahontas

• Sitting Bull

• Sequoyah

What mountain range goes through the Southeast?

• Andes

• Appalachian

• Pacific Coast

• Rocky

How is a person’s clan determined in the cultures of the Southeast?

• by birth

• by personal choice

• by a religious leader

• by a test