Poverty Point
What state is Poverty Point located in?
Louisiana
What kind of lifestyle did the Tchefuncte people follow?
Hunter-gatherer and fishing lifestyle
Where did the Marksville people build their homes?
On semicircular ridges
What did the Caddo use their mounds for?
Burying their dead
What is the largest mound that the people of Poverty Point created?
Mound A
What purpose did the Tchefuncte pottery serve?
Display purposes
Who influenced the Marksville people?
The Hopewell
What did the Caddo people bury with their dead?
Special handmade objects (stone knives and small decorative items)
Where did the people of Poverty Point build their homes?
On semicircular ridges
What would happen if the Tchefuncte pottery was exposed to fire?
It would break
What did the Marksville people use their pottery for?
Serving food and for ceremonies
What did the Caddo people use their pottery for?
Food and ceremonies
What did the people of Poverty Point use for transportation and to interact with other groups?
Water Routes
Other than for food, what did Tchefuncte use the animals they hunted for?
To make spears for hunting and needles for sewing
What is similiar between the Tchefuncte and Marksville people?
Tools, weapons, and pottery
What did the Caddo people hunt with?
Stone axes, arrowheads, and bows and arrows
How did the people of Poverty Point cook their food?
Cooking balls in underground ovens
Since the Tchefuncte people only made pottery for display purposes, what can we infer about them that fire-resistant pottery was found on their site?
They traded
What is a difference between the Marksville and Tchefuncte people?
Marksville pottery was stronger than Tchefuncte and decorated with geometric shapes and reflected nature
How did the Caddo people survive?
Hunted, fished, gathered, and farmed corn, beans, and squash
According to the Primary Source, why did the people of Poverty Point build ridges?
To live on