First Peoples
Culture
Chickasaw, Creek, Cherokee
Landforms
Famous Sites
100
Who were the first inhabitants of North America?
Paleo Indians
100
Which is an example of culture? a) tent b) spear c) nuts and berries d) forest
A spear is an example of culture. Culture is anything created by a group of people.
100
What were the four largest historic tribes in Tennessee? a) Cherokee, Pawnee, Creek, and Apache b) Navajo, Chickasaw, Mandan, and Shawnee c) Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, and Shawnee d) Iroquois, Choctaw, Creek, and Ute
c) Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, and Shawnee
100
What is another word for bluff?
cliff
100
Name an important Paleo archeological site in Tennessee.
Coats-Hines
200
Where do many historians think the earliest Indians came from? a) From Europe with the Vikings b) From Asia, across the Bering Strait c) From South America, traveling by foot d) From Southeast Asia, in boats
b) From Asia, across the Bering Strait
200
Which is NOT a way the Paleo-Indians used the mammoths they hunted? a) They made tents and clothing from mammoth b) They made tools and weapons from mammoth bones c) They made Jewelry from mammoth tusks d) The ate mammoth meat
C - they did not make jewelry
200
Which Tennessee tribe is known for its fierce warriors?
Chickasaw
200
Which is larger, a bay or gulf?
Gulf
200
Name 2 important Mississippian archeological sites in Tennessee.
Chucalissa Site and Sellar's Farm
300
Which most changed the lifestyle of prehistoric indians? a) They invented the atlatl b) They started builing mounds c) They began to plant crops d) They made jewelry from shells and animal bones
c) They began to plant crops
300
What are some artifacts that Archaic people left behind? a) bows and arrows b) mounds c) atlatls
c) atlatls
300
In which group did men and women have equal roles.
Cherokee
300
Name a landform that juts out into the water, and gives you a view of water on 3 sides.
cape
300
Name an important Woodland archeological site in Tennessee, used for important ceremonies.
Old Stone Fort and Pinson Mounds
400
Which crops did the Mississippian Indians grow?
three sisters - beans, corn and squash
400
Which is NOT a way Mississippian Indians used mounds? a) to protect their villages from enemies b) as platforms for important buildings c) to bury their dead d) to hold special ceremonies
a) Mounds were NOT used for protection.
400
Why did the Creek, Shawnee, and Yuchi people have to leave Tennessee?
The Cherokee and Chickasaw teamed up and forced them out of Tennessee
400
What is an area of fertile land that is a good place to grow crops?
Floodplain (land next to a river, or other water source.)
400
Name 2 important Archaic archeological sites in Tennessee.
Eva Site and Icehouse Bottom
500
Name 2 tools that changed the way the Woodland Indians lived.
Bow and Arrow, for hunting, and pottery, for storing food.
500
Name 2 ways which the customs and cultures of the Cherokee, Creek, Shawnee, Yuchi, and Chickasaw are alike.
-They hunted and raised crops - They respected nature and the earth - They all had governments with chiefs and councils - They all built summer and winter homes
500
In which tribe to families join the mother's clan?
Cherokee
500
What landform is Panama?
isthmus
500
What historical site shows how the Mississippian Indians lived and is found near Memphis?
Chucalissa Village
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