Louisiana Civilizations Practice Test

Which group of people made decorative pottery?

• Tchefuncte

• Marksville

• Both Tchefuncte and Marksville

• Neither Tchefuncte nor Marksville

Which group of people used antlers to make sewing needles?

• Tchefuncte

• Marksville

• both Tchefuncte and Marksville

• Caddo

Which group of people were influenced by the Hopewell people?

• Tchefuncte

• Marksville

• Both Tchefuncte and Marksville

• Caddo

Which of these did the Poverty Point people NOT do?

• use access to the Mississippi River to trade

• use underground ovens for cooking

• bury their dead on the mounds

• hunt and gather for food

Which of the following did the Caddo NOT do?

• made pottery with a dull finish

• buried their dead on mounds

• farmed corn, beans, and squash

• used bows and arrows for hunting

Unlike other hunter-gatherers, the Poverty Point people _________.

• used spears for hunting

• stayed in one place all year

• fished

• farmed

Poverty Point is located in the _____________ corner of Louisiana.

• northwest

• northeast

• southwest

• southeast

Poverty Point has _______ mounds.

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Why do we think that some civilizations used mounds for burial sites?

• we found marked gravestones

• we found decorative items

• we found animal fossils

• we found religious drawings

The people of Poverty Point lived on the _____________ and had ceremonies on the ______________.

• mounds, ridges

• ridges, mounds

• plaza, mounds

• plaza, ridges