U2 PreTest: SS8H1abc: Native Americans & Exploration
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- Q1
Which group of American Indians would European settlers have encountered?
Archaic Indians
Paleo Indians
Woodland Indians
I don't know
Mississippian Indians
30s - Q2
Why did the Mississippian culture build its cities near rivers?
The large earthen mounds essential to the Mississippian religion are mostly found near rivers.
The Spanish missions on the coast drove the Mississippians inland over time.
I don't know
Its complex civilization required rivers as both water sources and transportation routes.
Its religious beliefs demanded the Mississippians settle near rivers.
30s - Q3
Which country built missions for American Indians on the barrier islands?
Spain
I don't know
the Netherlands
England
Germany
30s - Q4
What was the name of the first European to explore Georgia?
I don't know
Hernando de Soto
Ferdinand Pizzaro
Christopher Columbus
Hernando Cortez
30s - Q5
Why did the Spanish explore the new world?
Glory, God, and Gardens
God, Gold, and Glory
Glory, God, and Generosity
I don't know
Gold, God, and Ginger
30s - Q6
Which American Indian culture was the first to make contact with Europeans?
I don't know
Mississippian
Woodland
Archaic
Paleo
30s - Q7
Which is true of American Indian societies residing in Georgia when European exploration began?
I don't know
They sought to convert Europeans to their religious beliefs
They had no religious beliefs
They held the same religious beliefs as exploring Europeans
It was based on rank and chiefs
30s - Q8
Mississippian culture held the belief that animals, plants, and other natural parts of the earth have spirits. What is this belief called?
Culture
Animism
I don't know
Mercantilism
Wattle
30s - Q9
Which best describes why prehistoric Indians in Georgia built mounds?
Temples for religious ceremonies and burial places were located there.
Seeds, and other harvested crops, could be stored inside the mounds.
They served as market places for trading goods with neighboring tribes.
I don't know
The height of the mounds made it easier for hunters to see game.
30s - Q10
Which nation most clearly used the idea of mercantilism as a basis for exploration and colonization?
Spain
England
France
Portugal
I don't know
30s - Q11
Which of the following was most clearly a NEGATIVE effect of European exploration on the Native Americans?
I don't know
Native Americans joined DeSoto in his quest for gold.
The soldiers lived among the Native Americans in peace
Native Americans adopted some European customs
Spanish soldiers brought death and disease
30s - Q12
Mississippian society was led by:
Chiefs
Priests
I don't know
Nobles
Warriors
30s - Q13
These were located at the center of Mississippian community and were used as a resting place for the deceased.
Barrow
I don't know
Churchyard
Mounds
Necropolis
30s - Q14
The walls of Mississippian homes were built using an interwoven technique with sticks and mud called:
wattle and daub
timber structures
I don't know
traditional stick farming
stone building
30s - Q15
Which crop (considered one of "the three sisters") was a cornerstone of Mississippian agriculture?
I don't know
soybeans
rice
maize
cotton
30s