Poverty Point

Poverty Point was built ______ years ago.

• 20

• 300

• 1700

• 3400

The people of Poverty Point lived in ______ communities.

• wandering

• large

• small

• religious

The oldest mound at Poverty Point is?

• Mound A

• Mound B

• Mound C

• Mound D

Poverty Point was very important because it was located next to what?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Lake Pontchartrain

• Sabine River

• Mississippi River

How did the people of Poverty Point get the rocks they needed?

• digging in the dirt

• from the ocean

• trading

• going rock hunting

One special way rocks were used is to do what?

• to help cook

• as a pillow

• as a chair

• to play soccer

What are three things the people of Poverty Point ate?

• fish

• alligator

• nuts

• deer

• buffalo

How did the Poverty Point Indians build the mounds?

• They hired people to build the mounds for them

• They used machines to build the mounds

• They moved the soil by hand or filled baskets with dirt

• The mounds were created naturally by the weather

Why was Louisiana a good place for Poverty Point Indians to settle?

• There were many resources and food options

• There were not many animals to eat

• They could follow the animal herds to their next home

• They wanted to be far away from the Mississippi River

In what part of the state is Poverty Point located?

• Southwest

• Northeast

• Southeast

• Northwest