Mississippians in GA | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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name an activity they did in the plaza

games'Chunky

reason they built a moat

protection

T or F: there were more commoners than elites

true

T or F: they spent the majority of their time in their house with family

false

name 3 crops they grew

corn, beans, squash

what are the Mississippians famous for?

mound builders

are there a lot of artifacts from the Mississippian period?

yes

what tribes developed after the mississippian period?

creeks and cherokee

name of political and social organization they developed

chiefdoms

name items they were buried with

jewelry, tools, food, pottery

why were they buried with different items?

believed in after life

what was their major weapon

bow and arrow

what did they build outside the palisade?

moat

do we have any Mississippian mounds in GA

yes

where did they put extra crops to eat in winter

store houses

what did they use their mounds for?

chiefs house, social activities, burial grounds

what killed the majority of them

disease from Europeans

what was a major item they traded ( had a lot of this is GA)

stone

why agriculture was beneficial for them?

allowed permanent settlements, supported larger population

T or F: the elites were the work force in the village

false

name 3 things they looked for before settling in new area

rich lands by rivers, long growing seasons, good hunting

how did they make their houses

woven sticks and covered with mud

the tall wall around their village was called a ????

palisade

what items did they put in clay to make it stronger?

hair, bones, shells