Cahokians - Quiz 1

the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.

• urbanologist

• psychologist

• archaeologist

• technologist

of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus

• Pre-Pare

• Pre-History

• Pre-Columbian

• Pre-Caution

human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.

• prepare

• prehistory

• Pre-Columbian

• precaution

the first people from Siberia that crossed a land bridge that connected Asia and North America

• Paleosaurus

• Paleo-Americans

• Paleolithic

• Paleobotany

What is the abbreviation for "Before the Common Era"?

• BC

• BCE

• AD

• CE

Paleo-Americans that were mound builders, settled along the Mississippi River and cultivated maize

• Cayuga

• Cahokians

• Cherokee

• Chickasaw

Monk's Mound

• a tribe of Paleo-American settlers

• a popular sport

• a popular paleo dish

• the largest pre-Columbian earthen structure

stockades

• a storage facility

• fortification built into the ground with strong stakes of timbers

• an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes

• a prison or holding cell

A popular Cahokian game/competition that included a rolling stone and men throwing spears

• hunky

• chunkey

• chubby

• clunky

an exploding star experiencing the end of its life that may have influenced the leaders of the Cahokian people

• supernova

• nova

• stellar

• constellation