Cultures
Which culture used antlers to make sewing needles?
a) Poverty Point b) Tchefuncte
c) Marksville d) Caddo
B - Tchefuncte!
True or false:
After studying Poverty Point, archaeologists believe Native Americans were unsuccessful as a large society.
False!
Poverty Point got its name from a large _____________ in Northeast Louisiana.
plantation
Which culture was influenced by the Hopewell people?
a) Poverty Point b) Tchefuncte
c) Marksville d) Caddo
C - Marksville!
True or false:
Poverty Point's society gave equal rights to its members.
True!
The ridges at Poverty Point were ____________, facing the plaza.
semicircular
Which detail is shared by both the Tchefuncte and Marksville cultures?
a) made decorative pottery
b) made clothing from yucca
c) made tools with stone found where they lived
d) made ceremonial feasts with beans and seeds
A - made decorative pottery!
Why do archaeologists think Tchefuncte pottery was mostly used for display purposes?
It broke when it was exposed to fire!
an open space near a community
plaza
Which culture used underground ovens to cook and had easy access to water routes?
a) Poverty Point b) Tchefuncte
c) Marksville d) Caddo
A - Poverty Point!
What discovery at mound sites led archaeologists to conclude that mounds were sometimes used for burial purposes?
a) gravestones b) decorative items c) religious drawings d) remnants of feasts
B - decorative items
Archaeologists are unsure how a ______________ like copper made its way to Poverty Point.
raw materials
Which culture used mounds to bury their dead and farmed corn, beans, and squash?
a) Poverty Point b) Tchefuncte
c) Marksville d) Caddo
D - Caddo!
Why did the people of Poverty Point build ridges?
To create places to live
The period of time before written records.
prehistory