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Chapter 5 Test-LA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A scientists who uses artifacts from the past to try to understand prehistoric people | archaeologists |
| An ancient garbage dump | midden |
| Wandering from place to place | nomadic |
| a throwing stick used by prehistoric people, made up of a shaft of wood with a small cup or groove on the end into which the base of the spear was placed | atlatl |
| An artificial hill built by Meso people as early as 5000 B.C; believed to be used, in the earliest form, for special ceremonies, but not for burials | mound |
| An object made by humans, especially an ancient tool or weapon | artifact |
| Settled farming | agriculture |
| A time before written history | prehistoric |
| natural resistance to disease | immunity |
| a group of native people who share a name, common ancestry, language, and way of living | Tribe |
| a formal agreement between two or more nations. | treaty |
| corn | maize |
| How did the Natchez uprising negatively affect the French colonists? | They lived in fear. |
| According to the SG map, where did de Soto begin his expedition in North America? | near Tampa, Florida |
| According to the map, where did de Soto’s men go after his death? | Texas |
| The voyage of Hernando de Soto covered a large area. What is the correct chronological order for the places de Soto visited on his travels? | FL, SC, AL, MS |
| What was the primary food of the Indians in Louisiana? | corn |
| Which group was called “stinkards” by the Natchez? | commoners |
| Where is the present home of the Caddo people? | Oklahoma |
| According to the SG, this is a picture of ___________________. | Poverty Point |
| ______________is used to tell the age of objects. | Radiocarbon dating |
| What were the hairy, elephant-like creatures that were hunted during Paleo age, but became extinct due to climate changes? | mastodons |
| How did the first people get to North America? | Bering Strait |
| Why did they begin to build permanent homes? | agriculture |
| What is the name of the house made of mud and sticks? | wattle and daub |
| What is the correct order of the Indian Periods in order, starting with the oldest? | Paleo, Meso, early Neo, late Neo |
| Which tribe were name the “eaters of flesh” because of their belief in cannibalism? | Atakapa |
| Which tribe used tattoos to show your status? | Natchez |
| Iberville named this city because he saw a “red stick” or Istrouma in the Mississippi River? | Baton Rouge |
| Which tribe fought with Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans? | Choctaw |
| Which tribe used a crawfish as their totem symbol? | Houma |
| Which 2 tribes have casinos in Louisiana? | Coushatta & Tunica-Biloxi |
| What was the name of the forced march, under control of the US Army, which pushed the Native Americans to Oklahoma? | Trail of Tears |
| How did the arrival of the Acadian refugees affect the Chitimacha tribe? | Group members intermarried, and French became a common language. |
| Which contributed to Baton Rouge’s name? | the Istrouma that settled a border dispute between two Native American tribes |
| Which explains how the settlement of early hist. tribes contributed to LA? | Native populations decreased as a result of disease, trails were used as trade routes, and foods were incorporated into Euro diets. |
| How did the arrival of European explorers and settlers challenge Native Americans living in Louisiana? | Native populations did not have immunity to European illnesses. |
| Which explains why the Natchez chose to settle in the location that they did? | The land was extremely fertile. |
| Which is an example of how the introduction of European trade goods affected the lives of Native Americans? | Guns changed the way they hunted and fought among themselves. |
| According to the timeline, which event occurred in 1731? | Natchez survivors disperse, ending the tribe. |
| How is the location of the Natchez settlement near Fort Rosalie related to the 1729 White Apple Village? | French officials ordered the Natchez to abandon their village to gain control of the fertile land. |
| According to Document 1, archaeologists believe dwellings were built on the ridges of the site. What evidence leads them to this assumption? | Features and midden deposits uncovered during excavations. |
| According to Document 2, what did the Hunters do to advance their hunting methods? | Converted spears to atlatls which added distance and power. |
| According to Document 3, in what regions did the Poverty Point people live? | Poverty Point people lived in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas areas. |
| According to Document 4, which of the following best describes how Poverty Point Indians traded with other Indians? | Using the river and land routes, Poverty Point Indians traded with other Indians as far away as Wisconsin, Tennessee, and Florida. |
| Indians hunted with atlatl. | Meso |
| Indians crossed the land bridge from Asia. | Paleo |
| Indians that switched from gathering to agriculture. | Late Neo |
| Indians developed the bow and arrow. | Early Neo |
| Why was the Mississippi River so important to the development of Native American settlements? | trade and travel |
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Colleen Frazier
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