Georgia Studies SS8H1 - Missed Questions

Why do we call the time before European contact the "Prehistoric " period?

• No written records were kept by Indians

• Indians were basically nomads with no real society set up

• Indian records were kept by Chiefs on tablets made of clay

• There was no language yet developed by the Indians

Which statement correctly describes the Mississippian Indian's shelter?

• Temporary huts that were easy to move

• Large permanent settlements set up around farms

• Usually caves located along a trade route

• No shelters were used as they were nomads

What was the purpose of the Spanish Missions?

• Train military officers to fend off Indian attacks

• Collect taxes from the local citizens

• Convert the local natives to the Catholic faith

• All of the above

Where did the Spanish set up their missions in Georgia?

• In the North Georgia Mountains

• On the Chattahoochee River near the Alabama border

• On the Barrier Islands along the Atlantic coast

• In the middle of the Okefenokee Swamp

What were the mounds of the Mississippian period probably used for?

• Religious or ceremonial purposes

• Burial site for soldiers

• Housing for Queens of the tribe

• Storehouse for food