Prehistoric Cultures Study Guide
Directions: Use your GA History book and notes to fill in the answers for each question.
1.
The first humans came to Georgia from __________________
2.
The movement of people from one place to another is called
____________________________________
3.
The first people in Georgia were wanderers, meaning they were always on the move in search of
_______________________________________
The first humans arrived in Georgia around _______________________________________
4.
5.
What is the professional term for scientists who learn about previous societies by looking for clues in the physical
evidence they left behind.?
_______________________________________
6.
Why would an archaelologist use a carbon-14 test? _______________________________________
7.
The first humans came to the North American continent ________________ the Ice Age across _____________.
(before/during/after)
8.
The oldest known Native American culture was the _______________________________________
9.
Which people were the first to use the atlatl? _______________________________________
10.
During which prehistoric period did agriculture/horticulture begin?
11.
Which people were the first to make and use pottery? _______________________________________
12.
Which development resulted in increased population and permanent settlements among Gerogia’s prehistoric
Native Americans?
_______________________________________.
13.
The prehistoric culture that developed the bow and arrow was the ___________________________________
___________________________
14. Who were the first people to use burial mounds? _____________________________________
15. Paleo Indian artifacts have been found on hills and ridges overlooking streams where hunters could see
_______________________________________
16. Which period saw the building of large villages with impressive ceremonial buildings?
_______________________________________
17. As a direct result of contact with the European explorers, the Native American population
A. flourished
C. prospered
B. doubled
D. declined
Explain your answer! ___________________________________
18. During which period were the people organized as chiefdoms?______________________________
19. The process of growing plants and trees developed by the late Archaic peoples is called
_______________________________________
20. What was distinctive about the Mississippians who occupied the Georgia region of North America from 800-1600
AD?
A. They were the first white settlers in North America
B. They originally came from Spain
C. They discovered Native American populations in North America
D. They represented the last undisturbed Native American culture before Europeans arrived in
North America
21. Which period in Native American history included a significant change in climate and the development of
horticulture? _____________________________________________________________________________
Matching #22-37: Choose the cultural period that best matches each criteria.
A. Archaic
B. Mississippian
C. Paleo
D. Woodland
22. clovis points
23. chiefdoms
24. first to build mounds
25. bands
26. unique designs and engraved tribal pottery
27. may have developed the atlatl
28. large permanent settlements
29. developed bow and arrow
30. middens
31. grew corn and beans
32. known to have lived in Georgia
33. encountered by Hernando de Soto
34. first to plant seeds for food
35. first to trade with other Indians
36. Etowah and Ocmulgee Indians
37. Kolomoki and Eagle Rock
E. All of them