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- 1. Multiple Choice
Mississippian shelters were one-room houses made from interwoven sticks covered with clay or mud known as
Teepees
Wattle and daub
Wigwams
Pueblos
- 2. Multiple Choice
Mississippian villages were surrounded by
electric fencing
barbed wire
bottomless hole traps
palisades and guardtowers
- 3. Multiple Choice
These structures served religious, ceremonial, burial and elite residential purposes.
memorials to their gods
bronze statues
earthen mounds
stone pyramids
- 4. Multiple Choice
What types of weapons and tools did Mississippians make to meet the needs of their daily lives? Choose all that apply.
bow and arrows
cannon
stone tools
guns
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following were a part of the Mississippian diet? Select all answers that apply.
Fruits
Vegetables (corn, beans squash, etc.)
Wild game (deer, rabbit, turkey, etc.)
Fish and shellfish
- 6. Multiple Choice
A term for Mississippian-cultivated corn.
maize
carne
papas fritas
grits
- 7. Multiple Choice
How did the Mississippians obtain their food sources? Select all answers that apply.
agriculture (farming)
gathering (picking)
hunting
fishing
- 8. Multiple Choice
The way in which Mississippian society was organized: a powerful chief, a small number of elites and a large number of commoners.
autocratic dictatorship
chiefdom society
democratic society
parliamentary democracy
- 9. Multiple Choice
Mississippian villages were usually located near
rivers
mountains
swamps
fall line
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of mounds in Mississippian culture? Select all answers that apply.
A space to grow maize, sunflowers and beans
A cemetery for the elite members of society
A sports complex for Mississippian children to play
A platform for the homes of priests and chiefs
A gathering space for political, religious and social activity
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who are the prehistoric people that lived in Georgia from 800 A.D.-1600 A.D.
Creeks
Cherokee
MIssissippian
Seminoles
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who held the most power in the MIssissippian society?
Warriors
Nobles
Priest
Chief
- 13. Multiple Choice
These were located at the center of Mississippian community and were used as a resting place for the deceased.
Mounds
Churchyard
Barrow
Necropolis
- 14. Multiple Choice
True or False? In Mississippian culture, people were often buried inside of mounds.
True
False
- 15. Multiple Choice
What types of defenses did Mississippian villages have?
Moats/rivers and Palisade fences
stone walls
They lived on mountain tops
They built islands in the middle of lakes
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which picture represents the type of home a Mississippian Indian would have lived in?
- 17. Multiple Choice
Each Mississippian Civilization was led by a chief.
true
false
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of simple government structure did the Mississippians use?ChiefdomsRepublicEmperorDictator
- 19. Multiple Choice
Where were most Indian settlements located?
Open Fields
In the woods
Near water sources
On state boundary lines
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