WorksheetsBayou Bridges Unit 3-Ch 1- Peoples of the Southeast
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What geographical features effected the Cherokee people?
Select ALL that apply.
Appalachian Mountains
Ohio River
Mississippi River
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Which Southeast nation built palisades?
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Catawba
Which Southeast nation played "stickball?"
Catawba
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Which Southeast nation had a written language and written alphabet?
Catawba
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Which Southeast nation spoke the Siouan language?
Cherokee
Catawba
Chickasaw
Who created the syllabary?
Europeans who studied the Creeks
Sequoyah
the chiefs of the Creek Confederacy
What was the primary significance of the syllabary?
It helped the Cherokees to make trade deals
It helped the Cherokees negotiate with the Europeans
It made the Cherokee language easier to pass on to their children.
How was a person's clan determined in the cultures of the Southeast?
By a religious leader
They were given the option to choose their clan
by birth
What was celebrated at Midsummer's Busk?
A new religious leader came into rule
The corn harvest
The invention of stickball
Select all that apply:
What was the purpose of the sport "stickball"
to have fun
to choose a new chief
to settle disputes
to gain political standing
________ communities were in charge of matters of ______.
red, peace
white, war
red, war
___________ communities were in charge of _________ and made laws to do so.
white, war
red, peace
white, peace
How did the Creek people advanced their society?
Select all the apply.
they made items that were both useful and beautiful
they increased their economy by mining gold
they established a government
they worked together in a confederacy
What is the largest mound the mound builders built that is still standing today?
Mount Everest
Monks Mound
Cherokee Mound
What were the mounds used for?
Select all that apply.
play and entertainment
religious rituals
burial cite for the dead
How did the arrival of the Europeans effect the information being lost on the Mound Builders of the Southeast?
The Europeans killed an abundant of the population by spreading diseases.
The Europeans destroyed the mounds
The Europeans burned the mounds
This is a fence made of sharpened wood posts.
ritual
clan
palisades
This is a group of people, organizations, or countries that join together for a common cause.
clan
confederacy
naiton
This is a group of families claiming a common ancestor.
clan
confederacy
busk
What was the major crop that was harvested in the Southeast?
beans
corn
potatoes
