Unit Three Chapter Review

Which geographic feature has the greatest effect on the Cherokee people? 

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River delta

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

Which nation’s people made these items?

• The Catawaba

• The Seminole

• The Cherokee

• The Mississippians

How is a person’s clan determined in the cultures of the Southeast?

• by birth

• by a test

• by personal choice

• by a religious leader

In Southeast nations, why were parts of towns designated as red and white?

• One part was responsible for farming, and the other was responsible for hunting.

• One part was responsible for war, and the other was responsible for peace.

• One part was for villagers, and the other was for travelers.

• One part was for men, and the other was for women.

What was the purpose of the sport of stickball? Select the two correct answers.

• to bring children into adulthood

• to gain political standing

• to choose a new chief

• to settle disputes

• to have fun

What is celebrated at the midsummer busk?

• the corn harvest

• the invention of stickball

• the initiation into a new clan

• the formation of the Creek Confederacy

Who created this syllabary?

• Sequoyah

• Sacagawea

• chiefs of the Creek Confederacy

• Europeans who studied the Creeks

What is the significance of the syllabary?

• It made the Cherokee language easier to pass on.

• It helped Cherokees negotiate with Americans.

• It helped the Cherokees keep their language secret.

• It allowed for Cherokees to make favorable trade deals.

What describes a Cherokee?

• spoke Siouan

• fished shellfish

• used shells as tools

• had a written alphabet

What describes a Catawba?

• a) built palisades

• b) played stickball

• c) held a midsummer busk

• d) were part of the Creek Confederacy