The First People of Tennessee Quiz Lesson 1

What does the name 'Tennessee' mean?

• Meeting place

• Place of the sun

• Land of the free

• Home of the brave

Match the following groups of people with their correct description as early inhabitants of Tennessee.

• Early hunter-gatherers who lived in Tennessee after the Paleo period

• Archaic people

• Built large earthen mounds and complex societies in Tennessee

• Mississippian people

• Known for developing agriculture and pottery in Tennessee

• Woodland people

• The first known inhabitants of Tennessee

• Paleo Indians

What was a significant activity of the Archaic people?

• Trading with other groups

• Fishing and gathering plants

• Hunting mammoths

• Building large mounds

Which group was the first to farm crops like corn and squash?

• Archaic people

• Woodland people

• Mississippian people

• Paleo Indians

The Mississippian people created (a)   that was significant.

• Stone tools
• Written language
• Government systems
• Pottery and jewelry

How did the Paleo Indians primarily obtain their food?

• Fishing

• Farming

• Trading

• Hunting large animals

A common belief among the early cultures of Tennessee was that (a)   .

• Animals were evil
• The sun was a god
• The world was flat
• Nature was sacred

How did the Woodland people honor their leaders?

• By trading with other groups

• By creating stone tools

• By building large mounds

• By writing stories

What is one way archaeologists have learned about the Archaic people?

• By reading their written records

• By studying tools and bones

• By listening to oral stories

• By examining their clothing

Why is it important to learn about the early cultures of Tennessee?

• To learn about modern technology

• To understand how Tennessee got its name

• To find hidden treasures

• To know who built the first cities