WorksheetsPoverty Point Test
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 46mins
What was located in the center of the Poverty Point Site?
A large mound
A temple
A central plaza
A large burial ground
Archaeologists have found tools and stones that come from as far away as Michigan. What does this say about the site?
It was a trading center
It was a religious center
It was a cultural center
Nothing significant
The main economic activity of the poverty point people was:
Hunting
Trapping
Trading
Fishing
What protected the Poverty Point site from flooding?
A long wall of levees.
A large drainage ditch dug around the site.
A natural ridge where the site is built
A large hill between the site and the river.
Read about the Projectile Points. What were these MOST LIKELY used for?
making clohtes
shooting
hunting
cooking
How were Native Americans able to travel long distances?
Rivers
Cars
Trains
Planes
Anything made or used by humans
Natural Resource
Artifact
Trade
Archeologist
A scientist who tries to understand what people of the past were like and how they lived
Native Americans
Poverty Point
Archeologist
Trade
Solid structures built by some Native American tribe using clay or dirt
Mound
Ceremony
Artifact
Natural Resource
What makes Poverty Point’s location important?
The availability for trade
The natural resources located in the area
It’s location along the Mississippi River
All of the above
What was one of the only major drawbacks to living at Poverty Point?
A naturally elevated ridge kept the site safe from floods
They received over 70 tons of rocks and minerals
There were no rocks near the site
Many rivers surround the site making trade fairly easy
What do we use the Mississippi River for?
travel
trade
sharing news
to fill are fish tank bowl
What are some Poverty Point crafts?
jewelry
decorated cooking stones
painting
beads
clay
What is a plummet?
a plumber
something on the end of a fishing net to weigh it down
a fruit
a flower
a fishing net
What is an atlatl used for?
to throw a sphere harder and farther
a baby rattle
a knife a spear head
an alter
What is a Poverty Point object?
a piece of artwork
cooking stones
hunting tools
a footprint
a tree branch
What are soap-stone bowls used for?
soap
stone
used for holding food for when eating
to store food
