Prehistoric Indian Civilizations



Prehistoric Indian Civilizations

Multiple Choice

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Which was not a part of the prehistoric Indian culture in Georgia?

|a. |Mississippian |

|b. |Woodland |

|c. |Paleo |

|d. |Creek |

____ 2. Native Americans used plants

|a. |to fight diseases. |

|b. |as cooking, storing, and serving containers. |

|c. |as clothing decorations. |

|d. |as trade goods. |

____ 3. Which definition best describes a barter economy?

|a. |Trading items for other items within a family |

|b. |Trading items or services without the use of money |

|c. |Buying and selling items for cash |

|d. |Buying and trading items with coins |

____ 4. Which statement does not give a probable reason for the disappearance of the Mississippian tribes?

|a. |English settlers killed them. |

|b. |Disease or starvation killed them. |

|c. |They moved away in search of food. |

|d. |They died out because of tribal warfare. |

____ 5. Which statement best explains why there are so few Paleo sites in Georgia?

|a. |Remains from the “Old Stone Age,” when Paleo Indians lived, have been destroyed by natural forces such as erosion and |

| |changes in Earth’s surface. |

|b. |Because the Paleo Indians were nomadic, they did not leave many artifacts in one place. |

|c. |Because the Paleo Indians were concentrated primarily in western states, few would have been in Georgia. |

|d. |As the oldest prehistoric civilization, most Paleo archaeological sites have been destroyed. |

____ 6. Which factor resulted in prehistoric Indians settling in groups in a permanent area?

|a. |Large game was abundant. |

|b. |The Indians began to cultivate plants as foods. |

|c. |Prehistoric Indians followed herds of large animals. |

|d. |Prehistoric Indians wanted to band together for protection. |

____ 7. Which statement best explains why archaeologists claim that learning to make and use pottery was one of the greatest contributions of the Archaic Indians?

|a. |Pottery was used to hold water for the tribe. |

|b. |Pottery allowed the prehistoric Indians to record their culture for future generations through drawings and symbols on |

| |the pots. |

|c. |The Archaic Indians learned to decorate their pottery. |

|d. |Pottery could be used to store food, allowing prehistoric Indians to survive living in one area. |

____ 8. Which statement explains why archaeologists consider prehistoric Indians to have believed in some form of life after death?

|a. |The legends of an afterlife were passed down from generation to generation until today. |

|b. |Burial mounds for the dead contained items such as tools, tobacco pipes, and weapons. |

|c. |Their pictographs and cave drawings depicted a spiritual world after the living world. |

|d. |Their tribal centers had churches for worship. |

____ 9. Which statement is not an indication that the Mississippian people were an advanced civilization?

|a. |From archaeological sites, we know they had sophisticated farming methods and used farming tools. |

|b. |From archaeological sites, we know that they lived in villages. |

|c. |From archaeological sites, we know that they were nomadic, following herds of large animals that were their primary food|

| |source. |

|d. |From archaeological sites, we know that their dress and fashion styles became more complex and sophisticated. |

____ 10. The Creek Indians were like modern-day Georgians in that

|a. |their large villages were surrounded by smaller villages and large farm areas. |

|b. |religious and government buildings or facilities were in the center of their communities. |

|c. |when their villages became too large, they split and established a new village. |

|d. |their homes or residences were built of nearby materials. |

____ 11. Cherokee family life was similar to the lives of modern-day Georgians because

|a. |the tribe was the focal point for the organization of society. |

|b. |children played at games that helped them learn their adult roles. |

|c. |at different times, many different family members lived and worked together helping each other. |

|d. |it was a matrilineal society, with family blood lines traced through the mother. |

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____ 12. Which statement best explains the information on the map?

|a. |The east coast of the United States has not changed in 20,000 years. |

|b. |There is less land in the world today than 20,000 years ago. |

|c. |Florida was a peninsula 20,000 years ago. |

|d. |The British Isles were islands 20,000 years ago. |

____ 13. According to the map, the people who came to North America via the Bering land bridge moved as far south as the present country of

|a. |the United States. |

|b. |Canada. |

|c. |Mexico. |

|d. |Guatemala. |

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____ 14. According to the map, which section of Georgia has no mounds?

|a. |Northwest |

|b. |Southwest |

|c. |Northeast |

|d. |Southeast |

____ 15. What does the information on the map tell you about the moundbuilders?

|a. |The moundbuilders lived throughout Georgia. |

|b. |The moundbuilders mostly settled along the coast. |

|c. |The moundbuilders built cone-shaped mounds. |

|d. |The moundbuilders believed in an afterlife. |

____ 16. Which county does not have any mounds?

|a. |Bartow |

|b. |Dade |

|c. |Greene |

|d. |White |

____ 17. Mounds are found in

|a. |Bartow County. |

|b. |Gwinnett County. |

|c. |Lamar County. |

|d. |Polk County. |

Matching

Match each prehistoric period to the statement that describes it. You may use each letter more than once.

|a. |Woodland period |c. |Paleo period |

|b. |Mississippian period |d. |Archaic period |

____ 18. Some villages were protected by moats, guard towers, and wooden fences.

____ 19. Nomadic hunters followed herds of large animals.

____ 20. People began to turn from large game to smaller animals for food.

____ 21. People began to band together in groups called tribes.

____ 22. People painted or tattooed their bodies and often wore feather headdresses.

____ 23. People hunted primarily with long wooden spears.

____ 24. People developed drills, choppers, and chipping tools made from deer antlers.

____ 25. The highest prehistoric culture in Georgia’s history lived during this period.

____ 26. People first used the bow and arrow for hunting.

____ 27. People first used a grooved axe on a wooden handle.

____ 28. This period is also known as the Temple Mound period.

____ 29. People built cone-shaped burial mounds for their dead.

____ 30. Evidence indicates that people moved each season in search of food.

____ 31. People started horticulture, the cultivating of plants and trees.

____ 32. People first baked pottery to make it last longer.

____ 33. Indians in this period grew most of their own foods.

____ 34. Evidence indicates that several small groups banded together to form camps.

____ 35. This was the oldest known prehistoric Indian period.

____ 36. People first used clay containers to store, cook, and serve their foods.

____ 37. People hunted with long weighted spears with hooks on the end.

Prehistoric Indian Civilizations

Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

2. ANS: A DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Georgia Indian Tribes

3. ANS: B DIF: Average REF: Section 2 STO: QCC 9

TOP: Georgia Indian Tribes

4. ANS: A DIF: Hard REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

5. ANS: B DIF: Hard REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

6. ANS: B DIF: Hard REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

7. ANS: D DIF: Hard REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

8. ANS: B DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

9. ANS: C DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

10. ANS: A DIF: Hard REF: Section 2 STO: QCC 9

TOP: Georgia Indian Tribes

11. ANS: C DIF: Hard REF: Section 2 STO: QCC 9

TOP: Georgia Indian Tribes

12. ANS: B DIF: Hard REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Using Maps

13. ANS: C DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Using Maps

14. ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Using Maps

15. ANS: A DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Using Maps

16. ANS: C DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Using Maps

17. ANS: A DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Using Maps

MATCHING

18. ANS: B DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

19. ANS: C DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

20. ANS: D DIF: Hard REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

21. ANS: A DIF: Hard REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

22. ANS: B DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

23. ANS: C DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

24. ANS: D DIF: Hard REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

25. ANS: B DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

26. ANS: A DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

27. ANS: D DIF: Hard REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

28. ANS: B DIF: Hard REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

29. ANS: A DIF: Hard REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

30. ANS: D DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

31. ANS: D DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

32. ANS: A DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

33. ANS: B DIF: Hard REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

34. ANS: D DIF: Hard REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

35. ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

36. ANS: D DIF: Average REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

37. ANS: D DIF: Hard REF: Section 1 STO: QCC 6, GPS SS8H1a

TOP: Prehistoric Indians

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