Prehistoric Cultures and Precolonial Tribes in TN

The state of Tennessee gets its name from a word that comes from the language of which Indian tribe?

• Yuchi

• Cherokee

• Chickasaw

• Shawnee

How were the Chickasaw and Yuchi Indians different?

• The Chickasaw attacked the long hunters who came to their land, while the Yuchi welcomed the long hunters and helped them.

• The Chickasaw were fierce warriors, while the Yuchi were farmers.

• The Chickasaw were fierce warriors, and the Yuchi were fierce warriors, too.

• The Yuchi were farmers, and the Chickasaw were farmers, too.

How were the people who lived at the Coats-Hines Site and the Old Stone Fort different?

• Archaic people lived at the Coats-Hines site, and Paleo people lived at the Old Stone Fort.

• Paleo people lived at the Coats-Hines Site, and Woodland people lived at the Old Stone Fort.

• Woodland people lived at the Coats-Hines Site, and Archaic people lived at the Old Stone Fort.

• Mississippian people lived at the Coats-Hine Site, and Archaic people lived at the Old Stone Fort.

Which tribe’s warriors shaved their heads and had tattoos?

• Shawnee

• Cherokee

• Chickasaw

• Creek

Tennessee’s name is taken from the Indian word Tana-tsee, which means what?

• where the waters meet

• home of 10 tribes

• land of the people

• between the mountains

Which prehistoric Native Americans built buildings and larger villages along rivers?

• Archaic

• Paleo

• Woodland

• Mississippian

How were the Archaic people who lived at the Eva Site similar to the early humans who lived at Icehouse Bottom?

• They traded with faraway peoples.

• They had the same government structure.

• They buried their dead in mounds.

• They built the same sort of shelters.

Which prehistoric Native Americans invented the bow and arrow?

• Woodland

• Archaic

• Mississippian

• Paleo

Which tribe was the largest in the southeast region of the United States?

• Cherokee

• Creek

• Yuchi

• Shawnee

Match the precolonial tribe to what they are known for:

• unique language

• Yuchi

• moved around a lot

• Shawnee

• fierce warriors

• Cherokee

• union of tribes

• Chickasaw

• largest tribe in southeast

• Creek (Muscogee)