Ch 12 Nations of the Southeast

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1. The four classes of Natchez culture include __________.

^{a. Sun, Nobles, Priests, Moon}

^{b. Sun, Noble,  Honored, Commoner}

^{c. Honored, Slave, Moon, Sun}

^{d. Sun, Farmer, Hunter, Commoner}

b. Sun, Noble, Honored, Commoner

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2. According to Sutton, when a highest Natchez class person dies, their lower class spouse is obligated to __________.

_{a. bring special flowers to the funeral}

_{b. remain unmarried forever}

_{c. sing a death song at the funeral}

_{d. die with the higher class person}

d. die with the higher class person

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 3. Monk’s Mound at Cahokia is best known for being __________.

_{a. the most sacred place in the Southeast}

_{b. the capitol of all the cities in the Southeast}

_{c. the largest mound in North America}

_{d. a complete mystery}

c. the largest mound in North America

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4. The Seminole __________.

_{a. is the native term for the Cherokee}

_{b. is the native term for the Natchez}

_{c. represents a mixture of “runaway” Indian ethnicities}

_{d. were relocated to Oklahoma, where they currently reside}

c. represents a mixture of “runaway” Indian ethnicities

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5. Today, Cherokees rank what in Native American population?

_{a. 1st}

_{b. 5th}

_{c. 2nd}

_{d. Last; they are culturally extinct}

a. 1st

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6. What state is a part of traditional Cherokee lands? 

_{a. Tennessee}

_{b. Louisiana}

_{c. Florida}

_{d. Mississippi}

a. Tennessee

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7. Southeast cultures are poorly known because __________.

_{a. European diseases decimated them}

_{b. Europeans were slow to show interest in recording information about these groups}

_{c. these groups were small and widely scattered, thus difficult to record}

_{d. a and b} 

_{e. all of the above}

d. a and b

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8. The most important Southeast bird and game animals were __________.

_{a. turkeys and bears}

_{b. beavers and ravens}

_{c. bears and hawks}

_{d. eagles and deer}

d. eagles and deer

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9. Clovis sites in the Southeast __________.

_{a. date to 1000 B.P.}

_{b. date to 20,000 B.P.}

_{c. date to 15,000 B.P.}

_{d. may indicate (through pre-Clovis sites) origination in the Southeast} 

_{e. c and d}

e. c and d

Date to 15, 000BP &

May indicate(through pre-clovis sites) origination in the Southeast

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10. Hopewell sites __________.

_{a. show simple societies and little trade}

_{b. indicate they buried their dead near forests in deep pits}

_{c. decline around 1700 B.P. but introduced the bow and arrow} 

_{d. a and b}

c. decline around 1700 B.P. but introduced the bow and arrow

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11. Mississippian Complexes (c. 1000–500 B.P.) __________.

_{a. made hunting the most important way to obtain food}

_{b. had large towns and corn agriculture}

_{c. stressed equality} 

_{d. functioned without a specialization of labor}

b. had large towns and corn agriculture

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12. Sequoyah was __________.

_{a. a term for the combined chief and head priest in Natchez culture}

_{b. a Cherokee man who in the 19th century created the Cherokee alphabet}

_{c. a Seminole man who helped negotiate with the United States for formal   recognition of the Seminole in the 20th century}

_{d. a Natchez leader who led an unsuccessful rebellion during the Trail of Tears}

b. a Cherokee man who in the 19th century created the Cherokee alphabet

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13. Most Southeast tribes __________.

_{a. were patrilineal}

_{b. defined kinship by 3 categories: family, friends, and slaves}

_{c. had intricate and rigid social classification}

_{d. never played games}

c. had intricate and rigid social classification

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 14. Southeast religions __________.

_{a. emphasized One World, the visible world we live in}

_{b. believed in the maintenance of purity and harmony as their primary goal}

_{c. said people had no souls}

_{d. believed the world is round and sits on a huge turtle’s back}

b. believed in the maintenance of purity and harmony as their primary goal

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 15. Natchez children __________.

_{a. were taught to hunt by the age of three but feared water}

_{b. were strapped to cradleboards to flatten their skulls} 

_{c. swam by age three}

_{d. a and b} 

_{e. b and c}

e. b and c

were strapped to cradleboards to flatten their skulls

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swam by age three

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16. The Great Sun of the Natchez __________.

_{a. had to marry a commoner} 

_{b. kept away from religion}

_{c. lived in a large, well-furnished house near a river}

_{d. was also the war chief}

a. had to marry a commoner

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17. The Green Corn Ceremony __________.

_{a. was a two-week long event held in early spring}

_{b. required only a few representatives of each town to celebrate}

_{c. was a time of continuous feasting} 

_{d. was the major ceremony of most Southeast Indians}

d. was the major ceremony of most Southeast Indians

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18. Agriculture in the Southeast __________.

_{a. was not as important as hunting}

_{b. included corn, beans, and squash}

_{c. used the slash and burn method}

_{d. provided products for immediate consumption, because storage was impossible}

_{e. b and c}

e. b and c

_{included corn, beans, and squash &}

_{used the slash and burn method}

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19. The Cherokee __________.

_{a. had White and Blue Council leaders}

_{b. decided on justice at the town or regional level}

_{c. believed in “an eye for an eye”} 

_{d. believed in peace at all costs}

c. believed in “an eye for an eye”

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20. Traditional Cherokee __________.

_{a. had summer and winter houses} 

_{b. wore little clothing}

_{c. ate deer, bear, and fish} 

_{d. had two types of corn} 

_{e. all of the above}

e.         all of the above

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 21. Seminole is a Creek derived word that means runaway. True or False?

True

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22.       The Southeast Indians were peaceful and seldom went to war. True or False

False

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23. What is the status of the Natchez tribe?

The Natchez as a group did not survive into the twenty-first century. Some individual Natchez survived by joining other groups, notably the Creeks and the Chickasaw, and some people still claim a Natchez identity. Thus, the Natchez have joined an unknown number of other Southeastern cultures driven to extinction.

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24. How did the Civil War impact Southeastern tribal land claims in Oklahoma?

Since they lived in the South and owned black slaves, some Indians fought for the South, although some fought for the Union 

After the war, the United States exacted revenge against the Southeastern Indians for siding with the South—even though they fight with the Union too—U.S. reversed agreements, denied benefits, and confiscated land.

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26. Discuss the impact of the Spanish, English, and French on the Southeast Indians.

War, Conflict, Military Force, European Diseases, slavery, loss of land.