Exploration Quiz G/T

How can the study of Mississippian artifacts help anthropologists draw conclusions about their culture and daily life?

• They give clues about daily activities, such as farming, trade, and religion, before written records existed.

• Artifacts prove that the Mississippians were the first group to invent writing.

• They show that Mississippian society was based only on spiritual beliefs.

• Artifacts were created mainly to confuse future generations about the past.

Evaluate the main factors that caused a decrease in travel among Woodland and Mississippian peoples compared to earlier prehistoric groups.

• They were afraid of large predators in the forests.

• They no longer needed to migrate because farming allowed permanent settlements.

• The land became too dangerous due to invaders and war.

• Woodland and Mississippians traveled more frequently to trade with Europeans.

How did Hernando de Soto's expedition to the Southeast impact the Mississippian culture in both short- and long-term ways?

• The Mississippians gained new military strategies and fought off future invasions.

• Agricultural techniques improved due to interaction with de Soto’s men.

• European diseases and violent encounters led to a massive decline in the Mississippian population.

• De Soto’s expedition was peaceful and helped the Mississippians thrive.

Spain had multiple motivations for exploring the New World. Based on historical evidence, which of the following best explains these motives?

• Spain wanted to open trade routes between Africa and Asia.

• Spanish exploration was fueled by a desire for riches, religious conversion, and national pride.

• Spanish leaders wanted to spread Greek and Roman culture to Native Americans.

• Spain aimed to unite all colonies under the Catholic Church.

Analyze the system of mercantilism and its effects on European colonial powers and their colonies.

• Mercantilism helped colonies develop their own governments without interference.

• Mercantilism focused on religious reform in colonies like Georgia.

• Mercantilism ensured that colonies supplied raw materials to the mother country, boosting its wealth and power.

• Mercantilism was a policy that gave full independence to colonial economies.

How did the introduction of European goods and weapons affect the relationships between Native American groups in the Southeast?

• It reduced conflict by making trade easier and more peaceful.

• It created power imbalances that increased competition and warfare between tribes.

• It led to a unified alliance between all Southeastern tribes.

• It encouraged tribes to stop relying on hunting and farming.

Using archaeological evidence, how do historians determine the differences in societal organization between the Archaic and Mississippian cultures?

• By examining the legends passed down through oral tradition.

• By analyzing written records left by early Native civilizations.

• By comparing tools and settlement patterns that reveal the rise of permanent agriculture and social hierarchy.

• By observing recent tribal practices and assuming continuity.

Why was Spain’s early exploration and settlement more aggressive in the Southeast compared to France and England?

• Spain had already colonized the interior of North America and wanted to expand west.

• Spain was the first to discover the Pacific Ocean and focused only on the West Coast.

• Spain was driven by a religious and economic mission to dominate the Southeast and convert Native populations.

• Spain was trying to defend Georgia from British and French invasions.

Evaluate the role of the Guale and Mocama provinces in Spanish colonization efforts.

• These provinces were large cities in England that funded exploration.

• They served as buffer zones between the Spanish colonies and hostile tribes.

• These areas were used by Spanish missionaries to build missions and convert Native populations, influencing culture and resistance.

• These provinces were created after Native groups signed treaties with the British.

How did early Georgia geography affect the development of Native American and European settlements?

• The rocky terrain made it impossible for any group to grow crops.

• Rivers, fertile soil, and a mild climate made Georgia ideal for agriculture and trade.

• The mountain ranges isolated all communities from one another.

• Most groups avoided Georgia due to frequent hurricanes and floods.