WorksheetsMississippian Keywords
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
What does the term "temperate" mean?
A climate with very hot temperatures
A climate with very cold temperatures
A climate with mild temperatures (not very hot, not very cold)
A climate with heavy rainfall
What is "multiple-cropping"?
Planting a single crop in multiple fields
Planting a crop, harvesting it, then planting another crop in the same field during the same growing season
Planting crops once every multiple years
Using multiple tools for planting a single crop
What does "intercropping" involve?
Planting one type of crop in a field
Planting many different types of crops in different fields at the same time
Planting many different types of crops in the same field at different times
Planting many different types of crops in the same field at the same time
What is "wattle-and-daub"?
a structure made of wooden poles
covered with a woven siding of bark branches and twigs
covered with a mixture of mud and clay
the building where food would be stored
massive buildings with multiple levels
a type of pottery
What is a palisade?
A high cliff, usually overlooking a river
A wide, water-filled ditch built around a settlement
A fence made of many wooden poles to protect a settlement
Square or rectangular large hills that are too steep to climb
What is the purpose of a moat?
To serve as a lookout point over a river
To provide a place for swimming
To protect a settlement from attack
To mark the boundaries of a settlement
What is a bluff?
A fence made of wooden poles
A wide, water-filled ditch
A high cliff, usually overlooking a river
A square or rectangular hill
What are earthen mounds?
Fences made of wooden poles
High cliffs overlooking rivers
Wide, water-filled ditches
Square or rectangular large, flat-topped hills that are too steep to climb
What does the term "chiefdom" refer to?
A type of game similar to bocce ball
An offering or payment to a leader or ruler
A system where people are ranked by status or power
A group of villages ruled by a central chief overseeing religious and political lives
What is a "tribute" in the context of social studies?
A group of villages and surrounding areas with a central chief
A game played by the Mississippians similar to bocce ball
An offering or payment to a leader or ruler
A system in which people or groups are ranked according to status or power level
What is "hierarchal" best defined as?
A game similar to today's bocce ball
An offering or payment to a leader or ruler
A group of villages ruled by a central chief
A system in which people or groups are ranked according to status or power level
What is "chungke" as mentioned in the learning material?
A system in which people are ranked by status or power
An offering or payment to a leader or ruler
A group of villages ruled by a central chief
The game the Mississippians played that is similar to today's bocce ball
What does the term "polytheistic" mean?
Belief in a single god
Belief in more than one god
Study of ancient cultures
A type of government system
What is a "dugout canoe"?
A shelter made from tree branches
A type of fish found in rivers
A canoe carved from the trunk of a tree
A tool used for digging in the ground
Who was Hernando de Soto?
A Spanish painter
A Spanish conquistador who fought the Mississippians in search of gold
A Spanish king
A Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean
What does "epidemic" refer to?
A sudden increase in economic growth
A type of medication
A widespread outbreak of a contagious disease
A natural disaster like an earthquake or flood
