The Mississippians

What were palisades used for?

• protect villages against attack

• for decoration and to make villages look nice

• to stop flooding

• they helped grow crops

The main crops grown by the Mississippians were...

• Rice, wheat, corn

• Beans, wheat, fruit

• Maize, beans, squash

• Squash, maize, rice

What were mounds for?

• To bury tribal leaders, social events and religious ceremonies

• for defense

• Places to store garbage

• Recreation

Which American Indian culture was living in Georgia at the time of European contact?

• Archaic

• Paleo

• Mississippian

• Woodland

These structures served religious, ceremonial, burial and elite residential purposes.

• memorials to their gods

• bronze statues

• earthen mounds

• stone pyramids

During the Mississippian period, many Native American groups set up large fields where they primarily grew

• rice
• maize
• cotton
• soybeans

Mississippian earth mounds were dedicated to religious and social activity.

• True

• False

Where were most Indian settlements located?

• Open Fields

• In the woods

• Near water sources

• On state boundary lines

The way in which Mississippian society was organized: a powerful chief, a small number of elites and a large number of commoners.

• autocratic dictatorship

• chiefdom society

• democratic society

• parliamentary democracy

Which picture represents the type of home a Mississippian Indian would have lived in?

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