Prehistoric People and European Exploration of Georgia
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- Q1
During which Native American time period did the Europeans first arrive in Georgia?
Mississippian
Woodland
Archaic
Paleo
30s - Q2
Why did the population of American Indians in Georgia decline after European exploration?
Diseases killed Native Americans
Warfare killed Native Americans
Native Americans moved to Europe
Slavery removed many Native Americans from Georgia
30s - Q3
What was the main food source that Mississippian Indians grew in their gardens?
Beans
Corn
Indigo
Potatoes
30s - Q4
Why did the Spanish want to explore the New World?
Mercantilism/Colonization
Enslave Native Americans
Create a Prison Colony
God, Gold, Glory
30s - Q5
Why did the British want to explore the New World?
Enslave Native Americans
Mercantilism/Colonization
Spread Christianity with Missions
Find Gold and Silver
30s - Q6
During the Mississippian period, how was Native American society organized?
Plantations with an owner controlling one or more large farms
Chiefdoms with a Chief controlling one or more villages
Missions with a Friar controlling one or more churches
Bands with the elder family member leading the nomadic search for food
30s - Q7
What best characterizes the Native people of the Mississippian period?
Wooly Mammoth Hunters
Hunter/Gatherers
Farmers
Nomads
30s - Q8
What happened to the Native American culture in Georgia following European exploration?
The Native population was highly valued by the explorers for their culture.
The Native population stayed the same.
The Native population increased.
The Native population declined.
30s - Q9
What famous Spanish explorer entered Georgia from Florida and traveled extensively in the state before moving on to the Mississippi River?
Hernando de Soto
Juan Ponce de Leon
Francisco Pizarro
John Cabot
30s - Q10
Why did the Spanish establish missions in Georgia's barrier islands and into the Okefenokee Swamp area?
To grow plantation crops for sell in Europe
To learn about Native American culture
To collect resources to send back to Spain
To convert Native Americans to Catholicism
30s - Q11
What is mercantilism?
British idea that they should export more and import less to improve their wealth
British idea that colonies should provide a military outpost in the New World
Spanish belief that Native Americans should be converted to Roman Catholicism
Spanish idea that the more gold an explorer found the more glory he would have
30s - Q12
Why were the Native Americans eventually able to move from nomadic hunter-gatherers to live in settled villages?
They developed a written language
They developed the atalatl
They learned how to build mounds for their chiefs
They learned to grow crops (horticulture)
30s - Q13
Which of the following is a construction technique used by Mississippian Indians?
Mercantilism
Atlatl
Concrete
Wattle and Daub
30s - Q14
Which European nation was the first to come to live in the Americas during the Age of Exploration?
French
Portuguese
Spanish
British
30s - Q15
Which Native American led a revolt against the Spanish missions?
Juanillo
De Soto
Mocama
Etowah
30s