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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