WorksheetsSS8H1a Prehistoric Cultures (2)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The first inhabitants of Georgia who lived between 10,000 and 13,000 years ago were known as what?
a)
Archaic
b)
Mississippian
c)
Paleo
d)
Woodland
2.
What impact did the development of horticulture have on pre-European Native American peoples?
a)
It allowed them to grow their own food so that they did not have to move around so much.
b)
It allowed them to hunt more easily.
c)
It made shellfish their most important source of food.
d)
It made pottery more durable and useful.
3.
Why are there so few Paleo sites in Georgia?
a)
The nomadic Paleo Indians did not leave many artifacts in any one place.
b)
Paleo Indians lived primarily in western states, not in Georgia.
c)
Paleo sites were often looted by cultural groups that came after them.
d)
Remains from the Paleo period have been destroyed by natural forces.
4.
What was distinctive about the Mississippians who occupied Georgia from 800-1600?
a)
They were the first white settlers in North America.
b)
They were the last undisturbed Native American culture to live in Georgia before the arrival of the Europeans.
c)
They originally came from Spain.
d)
They discovered Native American populations throughout North America.
5.
The process of growing plants and trees was developed by which prehistoric culture?
a)
Archaic
b)
Mississippian
c)
Paleo
d)
Woodland
6.
Which people were the FIRST to make and use pottery?
a)
Archaic
b)
Mississippian
c)
Paleo
d)
Woodland
7.
Which people were the FIRST to use burial mounds and live in tribes?
a)
Archaic
b)
Mississippian
c)
Paleo
d)
Woodland
8.
Which of the following was a major development of the Woodland Period?
a)
atlatl
b)
bow and arrow
c)
pottery
d)
tattoos
9.
Archaeologists think that prehistoric Indians believed in some form of life after death because
a)
burial mounds contained items such as tools, tobacco pipes, and weapons
b)
legends of afterlife were passed down from generation to generation.
c)
pictographs and cave drawings depicted a spiritual afterlife.
d)
tribal centers had churches and other symbols of worship.
10.
Which prehistoric people were the FIRST to paint and tattoo their bodies?
a)
Archaic
b)
Mississippian
c)
Paleo
d)
Woodland
11.
Which early people grew tobacco to use in ceremonies and built large villages with ceremonial mounds?
a)
Archaic
b)
Mississippian
c)
Paleo
d)
Woodland
12.
When were people building small, dome-shaped huts with grass roofs for shelter?
a)
the Archaic Period
b)
the Mississippian Period
c)
the Paleo Period
d)
the Woodland Period
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