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Mississippian Culture Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT a crop grown by the Mississippians?

a)

Maize

b)

Wheat

c)

Beans

d)

Squash

2.

What tool was commonly used by Mississippian people for farming?

a)

Plow

b)

Stone axes

c)

Mechanical harvesters

d)

Fertilizers

3.

What did the Mississippian people use to hunt deer?

a)

Traps

b)

Nets

c)

Bows and arrows

d)

Poison

4.

In Mississippian society, what were the two main social groupings?

a)

Warriors and farmers

b)

Nobles and peasants

c)

Elites and commoners

d)

Merchants and laborers

5.

What was the role of the central plaza in Mississippian villages?

a)

A place for defense

b)

A site for food storage

c)

A gathering place for social and religious activities

d)

A farming area

6.

What defensive structures were common in Mississippian villages?

a)

Stone walls

b)

Palisades

c)

Moats

d)

Fortresses

7.

What purpose did mounds serve in Mississippian culture?

a)

Waste disposal

b)

Platforms for buildings and rituals

c)

Agricultural storage

d)

Fishing sites

8.

What did the chiefs use mounds for in Mississippian society?

a)

To store food

b)

To conduct rituals and bury ancestors

c)

To build defenses

d)

To grow crops

9.

What type of game did the Mississippians hunt?

a)

Lions and tigers

b)

Deer, turkeys, and rabbits

c)

Large elephants

d)

Marine mammals

10.

A hard, sedimentary rock used by Native Americans to make tools and weapons.

a)

Wattle and Daub

b)

Chert

c)

Maize

d)

Horticulture

11.

An American Indian civilization that lived in the Southeastern United States from around 800 CE to 1600 CE. These people stayed in one place and built mounds.

a)

Paleo Indians

b)

Archaic Indians

c)

Mississippian Indians

d)

Cherokee Indians

12.

Also known as corn, this was one of the main crops of the Mississippian culture.

a)

Maize

b)

Squash

c)

Pumpkins

d)

Pine Nuts

13.

Within the Mississippian culture, these were ordinary people with no rank or title.

a)

Chief

b)

Shaman

c)

Elites

d)

Commoners

14.

Within the Mississippian culture, these people held all power and privilege.

a)

Commoners

b)

Farmers

c)

Women

d)

Elites

15.

A building method used by the Mississippian Indians that used interwoven sticks and mud/clay.

a)

Waffle and cone

b)

Wibble and wobble

c)

Wattle and daub

d)

brick and mortar

16.

The Native American complex society was comprised of elites and commoners. Their society was called a ______.

a)
Tribe
b)
Clan
c)
Chiefdom
d)
Kingdom
17.

Place the label correctly on the Mississippian Village