Unit 2 Quiz 1 - Mississippian Indians

What native people lived in Georgia when the Spanish began to explore and settle the region?

• Cherokee

• Creek

• De Soto

• Mississippian

What did the Mississippians build for religious ceremonies and other purposes?

• Chiefdoms

• Fences

• Mounds

• Feathered Headdresses

What was placed around the villages for protection?

• Dogs

• Guard Towers and Moats

• Native American Warriors

• Stone Walls

What was the main crop grown by the Mississippians?

• Cotton

• Maize (Corn)

• Fish

• Tobacco

What were the tools made out of that the Mississippians used for farming and as weapons?

• Animal skin and woven grass

• Clay, mud, and sticks

• Sticks and feathers

• Stone, wood, and bones

What is the name of the materials that the Mississippians used to build their houses?

• Fences

• Mounds

• Pottery

• Wattle and Daub

What did the Mississippians do to prepare their dead for burial?

• Gathered food for their grave

• Created pottery and jewelry

• Tattooed and painted the bodies

• Protected the graves with fences

What happened to the Mississippian Native Americans’ culture when the Europeans discovered America?

• The Europeans embraced and adopted their culture

• The Mississippian culture started to disappear

• The two cultures blended together to create a new culture

• The Mississippian culture was brought back to Europe

Why were the Mississippian houses only one-room dwellings?

• The houses only served as sleeping facilities

• Only Chiefs were allowed to have big houses

• The villages were too small for big houses

• Only one person lived in each house

What does this picture represent?

• Burial mounds

• Mounds for the chiefs

• Palisade

• Wattle and daub