WorksheetsGA's Early Beginnings: Native Americans
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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.
Which people were the FIRST to make and use pottery?
a)
Archaic
b)
Mississippian
c)
Paleo
d)
Woodland
3.
Which of the following was a major development of the Woodland Period?
a)
atlatl
b)
bow and arrow
c)
pottery
d)
tattoos
4.
According to some archaeologists, during which period was the bow and arrow invented?
a)
Archaic
b)
Mississippian
c)
Paleoindian
d)
Woodland
5.
Which statement provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that the Paleo Indians were the earliest and LEAST advanced prehistoric culture in North America?
a)
The Woodland Indians were the first native culture to develop a system of agriculture.
b)
While later cultures lived in settled, permanent villages, the Paleo Indians lived a nomadic lifestyle.
c)
The Archaic Indians lived in shallow, oval-pit houses and larger rectangular wattle-and-daub dwellings.
d)
The Woodland Indians were more advanced than the Archaic cultures; their tools included the bow-and-arrow.
6.
Had advanced systems of agriculture; were able to grow corn, beans, squash, and pumpkins.
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
7.
Which group shows evidence of pottery making?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
8.
Some of the earliest Indian groups in Georgia were:
a)
Paleo, Archaic, Chiefland, and Tomahawk
b)
Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian
c)
Paleo, Archaic, Alabamian, Plains
d)
Seminole, Paleo, Archaic, and Cherokee
9.
Flat-topped burial mounds were built by:
a)
Seminole Indians
b)
Plains Indians
c)
European Indians
d)
Mississippian Indians
10.
Which early Native culture built large ceremonial buildings and lived in large villages?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
11.
The Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian people were:
a)
Native American groups relocated during the Trail of Tears.
b)
Native Americans who lived in Georgia prior to European arrival.
c)
Southern groups who fought during the Civil War.
d)
Dinosaur periods
12.
Which was NOT a prehistoric civilization of Georgia?
a)
Arachnea
b)
Paleo
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississipian
13.
What is a spear throwing device developed by the Archaic Age?
a)
midden
b)
Whip
c)
Clovis Point
d)
Atlatl
14.
Which native group was the first to plant crops and make pottery?
a)
Paleo
b)
Woodland
c)
Mississipian
d)
Archaic
15.
Which best describes the Paleo people?
a)
They built religious mounds
b)
they created long lasting pottery
c)
nomadic hunters/gatherers
d)
farmers
16.
Which Native American group was the first to hunt smaller game?
a)
Paleo
b)
Woodland
c)
Mississippian
d)
Archaic
17.
Which Native American group was the most complex/advanced?
a)
Paleo
b)
Mississippian
c)
Woodland
d)
Archaic
18.
Which Native American group was the first to use seeds?
a)
Woodland
b)
Archaic
c)
Paleo
d)
Mississippian
19.
Which Native American group had larger settlements?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Mississippian
d)
Woodland
20.
Which Native American group had chiefdoms?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Mississippian
d)
Woodland
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