WorksheetsSS8H1 Formative Assessment Note Check
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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 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
What was the main weapon used by the Mississippian Indians?
Slingshot
Long-barreled shotgun
Bow and Arrow
Cannon
Which is the best description of Mississippian Indian family life?
Usually small immediate family of parents and their children
Small band of nomads with no clear leader
Loose band of unorganized tribes
Large Chiefdoms engaged in trade with people near them
How could you describe the Spanish explorers interaction with the Indians they encountered?
Stayed away from each other out of respect
Gladly worked together to help both groups gain power
Many Indians were either enslaved or killed
They were so spread out, they rarely met
Which statement would best describe Spain's interest in the New World?
Look for Gold thought to be abundant in the New World
Spread the Catholic faith and gain influence
Expand their empire to include more land and subjects
All of the above
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
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 Spanish explorer was the first to make contact with Georgia Indians?
Francisco Pizzaro
Christopher Columbus
Hernando Cortes
Hernando de Soto
What was the most devastating effect of European contact with Natives in the New World?
Poison food
Religious intolerance
Ceremonial sacrifices
Diseases like small pox
What was the main goal of Hernando de Soto"s exploration?
Find gold
Set up missions to train Indians to fight
Begin his own colony with him as leader
Look for natural resources to send back to England
What role did disease play in European exploration of the New World?
Indians used poison darts to spread plague to the Spanish
Europeans brought new medicines to improve Indian life
Large number of Indians died due to no resistance to disease
Indian doctors cured flu in Spanish soldiers
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
Which European country set up 13 colonies along the east coast hoping to find raw materials
Spain
Portugal
England
France
Which group of Indians were around when Europeans began exploring the state we now call Georgia?
Paleo
Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian
Which tools and weapons did Mississippian Indians use?
Stone
Wood
Bone
NONE OF THE ABOVE
What were the 3 reasons that Spain explored North America?
God, Gold, Glory
Fur, friends, Fellowship
Gold, fur, Friends
Friends, Glory, God
Where were the Spanish missions built?
Appalachian mountains
Barrier Islands
Piedmont region
Blue ridge region
What was the reason Great Britain wanted to explore North America?
Colonies, religious freedomm and gold.
Have permanent colonies and mercantilism , religious freedom.
God, silver and gold.
God, glory and gold.
What was the cause of the Mississippians population to decline?
Disease
