Part 2–Poverty Point, Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippian Culture

What was possibly the largest and most powerful city in eastern North America?

• Hopewell

• Cahokia

• Moundville

Cahokia was huge! How many people were estimated to live in that city during the 12th century?

• 12,000-15,000

• 40,000-75,000

• Over 100,000

In which state would you find Moundville, a Native American capital from long ago?

• Kentucky

• Ohio

• Alabama

What possibly caused the decline of the Mississippian culture?

• Spread of European diseases

• Overpopulation and overcrowding

• Urban waste

• All of the above

What was the only known tribe that the early Europeans knew came from the Mississippian culture?

• Natchez

• Cherokee

• Navajo

When the French explored the area along the Mississippi River, what did they force the Natchez to pay a tax on?

• Pottery making

• Herb trade

• Fur trade

During the French and Indian War, the French and their allies from the Choctaw nation destroyed the Natchez nation and did what to the survivors?

• Killed them

• Sold them into slavery in the Caribbean

• Sent them West along the Trail of Tears

Although we don’t know much about the religion of the mound builders, the Natchez nation believed they were created by what?

• a sun god

• a moon god

• the Mississippi River

What is the most famous Adena mound?

• Scorpion Mound

• Temple Mound

• Serpent Mound

How many basketfuls of earth did it take to build the Hopewell culture’s Grace Creek Mound

• Over 300!

• Over 3,000!

• Over 3,000,000!