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Indigenous People and Settlements in Tennessee

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Tana-tsee mean?

a)

where the people come together

b)

where the mountains come together

c)

where the forests come together

d)

where the rivers come together

2.

What do the Mississippian and Woodland cultures have in common?

a)

They were both nomadic.

b)

They were both mound builders.

c)

They both lived far away from water sources.

d)

They both hunted prehistoric animals.

3.

Which group of people lived in Tennessee 12,000 to 14,000 years ago?

a)

Mississippian

b)

Woodland

c)

Paleo

d)

Archaic

4.

Which group of indigenous peoples lived in Tennessee about 8,000 years ago?

a)

Paleo

b)

Archaic

c)

Woodland

d)

Mississippian

5.

Which group of indigenous peoples lived in Tennessee from 1000 B.C. to 1,000 A.D.?

a)

Woodland

b)

Mississippian

c)

Paleo

d)

Archaic

6.

Which group of indigenous peoples lived in Tennessee from 1,000 A.D. to 1500 A.D.?

a)

paleo

b)

Archaic

c)

Woodland

d)

Mississippian

7.

Which group of indigenous peoples lived in Tennessee when the state was covered by melting glaciers?

a)

Paleo

b)

Archaic

c)

Woodland

d)

Mississippian

8.

Which group of indigenous peoples may have lived in rock shelters in Tennessee?

a)

Paleo

b)

Archaic

c)

Woodland

d)

Mississippian

9.

Which group of indigenous peoples lived in permanent settlements that had chiefdoms with elite and common classes?

a)

Paleo

b)

Archaic

c)

Woodland

d)

Mississippian

10.

Which group of indigenous peoples lived in permanent settlements and grew maize in Tennessee?

a)

paleo

b)

archaic

c)

woodland

d)

mississippian

11.

What is one difference between the Paleo and Archaic cultures?

a)

The Paleo hunted mastodon, but the Archaic did not.

b)

The Paleo built mounds, but the Archaic did not.

c)

The Archaic grew maize, but the Paleo did not.

d)

The Archaic lived in the Ice Age, but the Paleo did not.

12.

How did Mississippians protect themselves?

a)

They performed elaborate ceremonies.

b)

They traded a special kind of stone.

c)

They lived in fortified towns.

d)

They built ceremonial mounds.

13.

What do the Old Stone Fort and the Pinson Mounds have in common?

a)

They were both built by the Archaic people.

b)

They both have a walled settlement area.

c)

They were both built by the Woodland people.

d)

They both have ceremonial and burial mounds.

14.

What is pictured and described in the box?

a)

Chucalissa Indian Village

b)

Pinson Burial Grounds

c)

Coats-Hines Site

d)

Old Stone Fort

15.

Why are the fossilized bones and stone tools found at the Coats-Hines site significant?

a)

It indicates that the Woodland people were innovative and adapted to their environment.

b)

It indicates that the Archaic people were hunters and gatherers.

c)

It indicates that the Mississippian people traded stone.

d)

It indicates that the Paleo people were in Tennessee.

16.

What two cultures made pottery and traded with other groups?

a)

Woodland and Mississippian

b)

Paleo and Mississippian

c)

Paleo and Archaic

d)

Archaic and Woodland