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Ancient Mississippian Cultures
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This mound site is the most intact Mississippian culture site in the Southeast.
Belcher Mound Site
Holy Bluff Site
Letchworth Mounds Site
Etowah Mounds Site
2
Most of the Late Mississippian cultures perished due to starvation.
False
True
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Ancient Mississippians used this metal to create tools and art.
Gold
Manganese
Copper
Bronze
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Why is the Mississippian Period called "Mississippian"?
The first evidence of these cultures was found in the Mississippi River.
These cultures only lived along the Mississippi River.
These cultures only lived in the area of modern-day Mississippi.
These cultures first developed in the Mississippian River Valley.
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Mississippian mounds were built for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
As a place for guards to keep watch of the town.
As a location for religious ceremonies.
As a platform for the homes of Chiefs.
As a burial ground for the elite classes.
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Many modern Native American tribes are descendents of ancient Mississippian cultures.
False
True
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Mississippian houses were made using...
Wood, cane, grass, and mud
Wood, clay, grass, and animal hide
Stone, clay, and grass
Stone, animal hide, and cane
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A popular game played by Mississippian cultures which required a rolling stone disc and a spear.
Snow-Snake
Stickball
Shinny
Chunkey
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This site has 80 mounds within 3.5 square miles and was the largest urban settlement of the Mississippian culture.
Etowah Mounds
Taskigi Mound
Fort Walton Mound
Cahokia Mounds
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This type of tree had spiritual signifiance to many Mississippian cultures.
Cedar
Fir
Magnolia
Weeping Willow
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These were the most important crops to Mississippians and are known today as "the three sisters."
Sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers.
Tobacco, sunflowers, and sumpweed.
Nuts, berries, and wheat.
Corn, beans, and squash.
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This
conquistator
encountered Late Mississippian cultures during an expedition in the Southeast from 1539 to 1543.
Diego de Almagro
Francisco Pizarro
Hernán Cortés
Hernando de Soto
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Anyone.
Only those who know the super secret password.
Georgia educators and homeschool groups.
People who say pretty pretty please.
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This material was used to create special pendants worn by the elite for spiritual protection or to denote their rank.
Marine shells
Clay
Deer hide
Flint
