Unit 5 Ch. 2 : Indigenous Cultures in Louisiana

Prehistoric means:

• The time before written word (writing)

• The time when dinosaurs existed

• After history

It is likely that the _______ people were to ever live, or pass through, Louisiana

• Brusly

• Clovis

• Folsom

• Poverty Point

A large farm where cash crops are grown on behalf of the person who owns the land is called a _____________

_________ means having the shape of half a circle

An open space near a community is called a _____

The Poverty Point people stayed in _____ place(s) all year because the environment provided plentiful food and other resources year-round

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

They stayed in ONE place because the Mississippi River provided everything that they needed! (page 20 in Student Reader)

TRUE or FALSE: The mounds at Poverty Point were used as burial sites

• True

• False

Describe the culture of the people at Poverty Point. (How did they live their daily life? What did they do?)

___ __________ is a substance used in the production or manufacturing of goods

How did the Tchefuncte Culture use their pottery? Why?