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Exploration Quiz G/T

Authored by Adam Greene

Social Studies

8th Grade

Exploration Quiz G/T
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 7 pts

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 7 pts

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 7 pts

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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 7 pts

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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

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.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

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.

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