Chapter 8 Student Quiz

. Cahokia was at its peak of regional influence during the:

Archaic period.

Mississippian period.

Woodland period.

Historic period.

. In the river basins of the East, Late Archaic peoples domesticated which of the following?

Marsh elder

Wild goosefoot

Sunflower

All of the above

. What is true of gender-patterned grave goods at Indian Knoll (3000 - 2500 BC) in Kentucky?

There are few burials.

Ritual objects are associated only with males.

Female graves had bone awls and axes.

Ritual objects were associated with both sexes.

. At Poverty Point, the large mound complex eventually covered 1.9 square miles and was supported through:

Subsistence farming.

Mixed agriculture and pastoralism.

Hunting and gathering.

Trade for food from up to 25 miles away.

. On the Georgia coast, three shell rings were constructed on Sapelo Island. The composition of these rings:

Suggests seasonal feasting.

Indicates long-distance trade.

Proves the existence of agriculture.

Is poorly understood.

. The Hopewell Interaction Sphere indicates:

A large region of homogenous culture.

Multiple groups with very different cultures.

Groups with shared aspects of material culture but unique identities.

The formation of an early state.

. At its height, Cahokia likely supported a population of ______________, not including the peripheral areas.

2000 - 3000

5000 - 8000

10,000 - 15,000

20,000 - 30,000

. Based on ethnohistoric records and images from Cahokia, what do archaeologists believe regarding gendered work at Cahokia?

Work was performed equally by all people, regardless of gender.

Males who were part of the governing elite didn't work, but all others did.

Men did hunting, while women did planting.

Men rarely worked, but rather spent time playing chunkey.

. The downfall of Cahokia was likely hastened by:

Raids and warfare from neighboring chiefdoms.

Deforestation and prolonged drought.

Steadfast loyalty to a political elite.

Surpluses of food and building resources.

. The post-Cahokia ceremonial center in Alabama that emerged around AD 1200 and featured 29 mounds is:

Cahokia.

Chucalissa.

Moundville.

Hopewell.

. Depopulation in the lower Ohio Valley during the mid-AD 1400s has been explained by:

Climate shifts.

Warfare.

Shifting power relations between Mississippian centers.

All of the above.

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