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Bayou Bridges Unit 3-Ch 1- Peoples of the Southeast

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What geographical features effected the Cherokee people?

Select ALL that apply.

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Ohio River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Mediterranean Sea

e)

Atlantic Ocean

2.

Which Southeast nation built palisades?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Chickasaw

c)

Catawba

3.

Which Southeast nation played "stickball?"

a)

Catawba

b)

Cherokee

c)

Chickasaw

4.

Which Southeast nation had a written language and written alphabet?

a)

Catawba

b)

Cherokee

c)

Chickasaw

5.

Which Southeast nation spoke the Siouan language?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Catawba

c)

Chickasaw

6.

Who created the syllabary?

a)

Europeans who studied the Creeks

b)

Sequoyah

c)

the chiefs of the Creek Confederacy

7.

What was the primary significance of the syllabary?

a)

It helped the Cherokees to make trade deals

b)

It helped the Cherokees negotiate with the Europeans

c)

It made the Cherokee language easier to pass on to their children.

8.

How was a person's clan determined in the cultures of the Southeast?

a)

By a religious leader

b)

They were given the option to choose their clan

c)

by birth

9.

What was celebrated at Midsummer's Busk?

a)

A new religious leader came into rule

b)

The corn harvest

c)

The invention of stickball

10.

Select all that apply:

What was the purpose of the sport "stickball"

a)

to have fun

b)

to choose a new chief

c)

to settle disputes

d)

to gain political standing

11.

________ communities were in charge of matters of ______.

a)

red, peace

b)

white, war

c)

red, war

12.

___________ communities were in charge of _________ and made laws to do so.

a)

white, war

b)

red, peace

c)

white, peace

13.

How did the Creek people advanced their society?

Select all the apply.

a)

they made items that were both useful and beautiful

b)

they increased their economy by mining gold

c)

they established a government

d)

they worked together in a confederacy

14.

What is the largest mound the mound builders built that is still standing today?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Monks Mound

c)

Cherokee Mound

15.

What were the mounds used for?

Select all that apply.

a)

play and entertainment

b)

religious rituals

c)

burial cite for the dead

16.

How did the arrival of the Europeans effect the information being lost on the Mound Builders of the Southeast?

a)

The Europeans killed an abundant of the population by spreading diseases.

b)

The Europeans destroyed the mounds

c)

The Europeans burned the mounds

17.

This is a fence made of sharpened wood posts.

a)

ritual

b)

clan

c)

palisades

18.

This is a group of people, organizations, or countries that join together for a common cause.

a)

clan

b)

confederacy

c)

naiton

19.

This is a group of families claiming a common ancestor.

a)

clan

b)

confederacy

c)

busk

20.

What was the major crop that was harvested in the Southeast?

a)

beans

b)

corn

c)

potatoes