UNIT 2 TEST
NATIVE AMERICANS and EUROPEAN EXPLORATION
SS8H1a
Describe the evolution of Native American cultures (Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian)
prior to European contact.
1. The prehistoric culture that developed the bow
and arrow for hunting was the
a. Archaic culture
b. Mississippian culture
c. Paleo culture
d. Woodland culture
2. During which Native American period was the
atlatl spear sling invented?
a. Archaic culture
b. Mississippian culture
c. Paleo culture
d. Woodland culture
3. Which people were the first to use and make
pottery for cooking, storage, and serving?
a. Archaic culture
b. Mississippian culture
c. Paleo culture
d. Woodland culture
 Crossed over the Beringia land bridge during
the Ice Age into North America from Asia
 Nomadic
 Hunted large game animals like the wooly
mammoth and bison
4. The above notes describe which Native
American culture?
a. Archaic culture
b. Mississippian culture
c. Paleo culture
d. Woodland culture
5.
6.
Which two cultures were more nomadic?
a. Paleo and Mississippian
b. Paleo and Archaic
c. Paleo and Woodland
d. Archaic and Woodland
Why are there so few Paleo sites in Georgia?
a. Paleo Indians did not live in Georgia.
b. The nomadic Paleo Indians did not leave many
artifacts behind in any one place.
c. Everything about the Paleo Indians are now
covered by the Atlantic Ocean.
d. All of the above
7. The oldest known Native American culture in
North America was the
a. Archaic culture.
b. Mississippian culture.
c. Paleo culture.
d. Woodland culture.
8. Which Native American culture was more
primitive (simple)?
a. Archaic culture
b. Mississippian culture
c. Paleo culture
d. Woodland culture
Around 8,000 BC, the earth began to get
warmer. The animals Indians hunted disappeared due
to climate change or overhunting, so they began to hunt
smaller animals, such as deer and rabbits. They ate a
variety of foods, including nuts and shellfish. Their
biggest innovation was making pottery from clay. They
moved around less than their ancestors, however, were
still nomadic and did not live in permanent villages.
Other artifacts include the stone axe used to clear
forests and plant seeds for crops. This was the early
stage of agriculture.
9. The passage above describes which Native
American culture?
a. Archaic culture
b. Mississippian culture
c. Paleo culture
d. Woodland culture
I. Native American Cultures
ii. ________________________________
 Agriculture to grow corn, beans, & squash
 Developed the bow and arrow
 Rock Eagle burial mounds
 Less nomadic than previous cultures
10. What would be a good title for the notes above?
a. People of the Paleo Culture
b. Archaic Indian Way of Life
c. Woodland Indians of Georgia
d. Hernando De Soto and the Mississippians
11. Archaeologists think that prehistoric Indians
believed in some form of life after death because
a. tribal centers had churches
b. cave drawings depicted spiritual afterlife.
c. legends of an afterlife were passed down from
generation to generation.
d. burial mounds contained items such as tools,
tobacco pipes, and weapons.
12. Which factor resulted in prehistoric Indians
making permanent settlements?
a. The Indians began to use agriculture to grow
crops.
b. The Indians had abundant large game.
c. The Indians followed herds of animals as they
migrated.
d. None of the above
13. Which Native American period was the most
advanced and civilized?
a. Archaic culture
b. Mississippian culture
c. Paleo culture
d. Woodland culture
14. Who were the first people to use burial mounds,
such as Rock Eagle and the Kolomoki mounds?
a. Archaic culture
b. Mississippian culture
c. Paleo culture
d. Woodland culture
15. Which period saw the building of large villages
with palisdes and impressive ceremonial
buildings?
a. Archaic culture
b. Mississippian culture
c. Paleo culture
d. Woodland culture
SS8H1b
16. Which prehistoric culture was known as the
mound builders?
a. Paleo
b. Archaic
c. Woodland
d. Mississippian
17. Which prehistoric culture lived in dome shaped
huts made with wattle and daub construction
methods?
a. Paleo
b. Archaic
c. Woodland
d. Mississippian
18. Which of the following is NOT evidence that the
Mississippian Indian period was advanced and
civilized?
a. The people were nomadic in search of food,
such as large game and used primitive tools.
b. Burial mounds with jewelry, tools, and weapons
were buried with the dead to suggest an afterlife.
c. Family clans began living with other clans to
form tribes in permanent cities and villages.
d. People had specialized jobs and there was a
hierarchy of command in chiefdoms.
19. Which early Native American period lasted until
the Europeans came to the Americas?
a. Archaic culture
b. Mississippian culture
c. Paleo culture
d. Woodland culture
Evaluate the impact of European contact on Native American cultures; include Spanish missions along
the barrier islands, and the explorations of Hernando DeSoto.
20. Who was the first European explorer to enter
present day Georgia?
a. Ponce de Leon
b. Ferdinand Magellan
c. Hernando de Soto
d. Francisco Pizarro
21. Why did Hernando de Soto explore much of
Georgia in 1540?
a. He was attracted by rumors of large gold
deposits.
b. He wanted to build forts and missions in the
state.
c. He was searching for the magical Fountain of
Youth.
d. He believed that he would find a passage to
Asia through Georgia.
22. Why was Hernando de Soto’s expedition
considered a failure?
a. De Soto didn’t have time to build missions.
b. De Soto traveled in the wrong direction.
c. De Soto did not find any gold or riches.
d. De Soto’s men died of diseases.
23. What is the correct chronological order of the
places Hernando de Soto visited on his travels
through the southeast?
a. De Soto’s men travel down the Mississippi River
to the Gulf of Mexico.
b. De Soto travels through Georgia.
c. De Soto enters Florida.
d. De Soto dies and is buried in the Mississippi R.
24. How did Hernando de Soto’s march through
Georgia change the lives and culture of Native
Americans?
a. The expedition resulted in the death of
thousands of Indians from violence and disease.
b. The expedition was responsible for converting
Native Americans to Catholicism.
c. The expedition set up new trading opportunities
for Native Americans.
d. The expedition introduced Native Americans to
new types of food.
25. Which event in history did NOT occur while
Hernando de Soto explored the southeast
region?
a. Native Americans were enslaved and tortured
b. Native Americans died from European diseases
c. De Soto and his men found gold in Georgia
d. De Soto’s expedition took notes about Native
American culture
28. The Spanish established their missions on
a. the Mississippi River near the coast of
Louisiana.
b. the barrier islands off the coast of Georgia.
c. land Hernando de Soto conquered from Native
Americans.
d. church grounds back in Spain.
26. The main purpose of the Spanish missions was
to
a. provide protection for the area’s European
settlers.
b. convert the Indians to Catholicism.
c. establish trade with Spain.
d. claim land for Spain.
27. What was the nickname the Spanish gave to the
mission area that is now coastal Georgia?
a. La Florida
b. Guale
c. Ocmulgee
d. Lamar
29. According to the map above, which regions of
Georgia did Hernando de Soto NOT enter?
a. Coastal Plains and Piedmont
b. Valley and Ridge and Piedmont
c. Appalachian Plateau and Blue Ridge
d. Valley and Ridge and Coastal Plains
SS8H1c
Explain reasons for European exploration and settlement of North America, with emphasis on the
interests of the French, Spanish, and British in the southeastern area.
30. Which country was NOT a major colonizer of
North America?
a. France
b. Great Britain
c. Portugal
d. Spain
33. What was the most devastating effect of
European exploration on Native Americans?
a. the introduction of the horse
b. the spread of disease
c. the introduction of guns
d. the spread of Christianity
31. The main reason the Spanish explored North
America was to
a. build permanent settlements.
b. find gold and riches.
c. spread Christianity.
d. fight the British.
34. Which of the following is a reason for exploring
the New World?
a. Finding a direct trade route by sea from Europe
to Asia
b. Spread of Christianity
c. Competition and rivalry for wealth, land, power,
and glory existed between European nations
d. All of the above
32. In 1588, Great Britain defeated the mighty
Spanish Armada navy. What impact did this
event have in history?
a. Great Britain conquered all of Europe.
b. Spain gave up all of its territories in South
America.
c. Great Britain was able to colonize the east coast
of North America.
d. Great Britain controlled the Silk Road.
35. Which of the following is NOT an effect of
European exploration of the Americas?
a. European colonies in the Americas
b. Loss of Spain’s world dominance
c. Death of Native Americans from disease and
warfare
d. Finding a direct trade route by sea to Asia