12 questions
1. What does Tana-tsee mean?
where the mountains come together
where the people come together
where the forests come together
where the rivers come together
What do the Mississippian and Woodland cultures have in common?
They both lived far away from water sources
They were both nomadic.
They both hunted prehistoric animals.
They were both mound builders.
What is one difference between the Paleo and Archaic cultures?
The Paleo hunted mastodon, but the Archaic did not.
The Archaic grew maize, but the Paleo did not.
The Paleo built mounds, but the Archaic did not
The Archaic lived in the Ice Age, but the Paleo did not.
How did Mississippians protect themselves?
They built ceremonial mounds.
They lived in fortified towns.
They traded a special kind of stone.
They performed elaborate ceremonies.
What do the Old Stone Fort and the Pinson Mounds have in common?
They were both built by the Woodland people.
They both have ceremonial and burial mounds.
They both have a walled settlement area.
They were both built by the Archaic people.
Coats-Hines Site
Pinson Burial Grounds
Old Stone Fort
Chucalissa Indian Village
Why are the fossilized bones and stone tools found at the Coats-Hines site significant?
It indicates that the Paleo people were in Tennessee.
It indicates that the Mississippian people traded stone.
It indicates that the Woodland people were innovative and adapted to their environment
It indicates that the Archaic people were hunters and gatherers.
What two cultures made pottery and traded with other groups?
Paleo and Mississippian
Archaic and Woodland
Woodland and Mississippian
Archaic and Woodland
8,000 years ago Archaic people:
Lived in permanent settlements that had chiefdoms with elite and common classes
Lived in permanent settlements and grew maize
Lived in Tennessee when the state was covered with melting glaciers
May have lived in rock shelters
Between 12,000 and 14,000 years ago Paleo people:
Lived in permanent settlements that had chiefdoms with elite and common classes
Lived in permanent settlements and grew maize
Lived in Tennessee when the state was covered with melting glaciers
May have lived in rock shelters
Between 1,000 B.C. and 1,000 A.D. Woodland people:
Lived in permanent settlements that had chiefdoms with elite and common classes
Lived in permanent settlements and grew maize
Lived in Tennessee when the state was covered with melting glaciers
May have lived in rock shelters
Between 1,000 A.D.and 1,500 A.D. Mississippian people:
Lived in permanent settlements that had chiefdoms with elite and common classes
Lived in permanent settlements and grew maize
Lived in Tennessee when the state was covered with melting glaciers
May have lived in rock shelters