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Mississippian
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A horticulturist is a
plant expert
fish and widl game expert
war expert
horse expert
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What kind of government did the Mississippians have?
chiefdom
emperor
dictator
democracy
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gorget
a wall
a game
a collar piece
a hoe
4
What was considered the high point of the Mississippian culture?
the 1980's
Early Mississippian Stage
Late Mississippian Stage
Middle Mississippian Stage
5
What was the most common type of warfare among Mississippian Indians?
small raiding groups
nuclear warfare
war ships
large wars with many battles
6
Chunkey
a game
a wall
a hoe
a necklace
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palisade
a collar piece
a hoe
a wall
a game
8
What were the roles of men and women in farming and food production?
men sat in the shade, women did all the work
men fished & farmed, women hunted
both men & women farmed and hunted
women farmed, men hunted, fished& gathered
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What was the primary crop of the Mississippian culture?
squash
potatoes
maize (corn)
beans
10
Most mounds were
used as a fort for protection
flat topped and built with dirt
made with stones
built by the elites
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Which God was most important to the Mississippisns?
the god of the river
the god of the sun
the god of the moon
the god of the underworld
12
How did historians discover Mississippian myths and mythology?
They made it up
They watched the History Channel
They found written records
they examined artifacts and stories that were passed down
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Where were the Mississippians located?
northeast
along the river system in the midwest
central plains
mountains in the west
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How did the Mississippians get the materials and objects from outside of their region?
They had an extensive trade network.
They went to Walmart.
They didn't get any goods from other places.
They traveled a long way to get them.
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What made the Mississippian pottery special?
had writing on it
mosaic tiles
brightly painted
contained crushed shells
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In Mississippian societies,
there were two classes of people: elites and commoners
the chief had no power
there was a complex social pyramid
all people were considered equal
17
celt
a collar piece
a hoe
a game
a wall
18
What purpose did the plaza serve in the Mississippian village or city?
where wars were fought
gathering place for religious and social events
a place to get soil to build mounds
where the chief lived
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The largest Mississippian capital was _________ located in the current US state of ___________
Machu Picchu, Mississippi
Tenochtitlan, California
Cuzco, New Mexico
Cahokia, Illinois
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Why did many Mississippian villages dig ditches around them filled with water?
for fishing
to have a place to wash the clothes
for protection
for swimming
