6th Grade: Ancient Americas Quiz Review Questions (+Answers)

Hello 6th graders:

Please remember that you are allowed to bring one page of notes (only one side with writing, please) to use on the quiz. You are NOT ALLOWED to simply copy and paste these questions, nor to directly copy them. You need to re-write any notes you bring in your own words, and not in question (answer) format like I have used below.

If you do come with your notes in this format you will not be allowed to use them on the quiz.

1. What was the social organization of the Mississippians? (ranked societies or chiefdoms)

2. What were the customs and traditions of the Mississippians? (giant urban centers, trade networks with pottery, copper, and woven articles)

3. What was the language of the Mississippians? (hand motions and body language)

4. What were the arts and literature of the Mississippians? (plain or painted pottery, small clay disks, carved shells)

5. What was the religion of the Mississippians? (animal, plant, and nature spirits)

6. What was the government of the Mississippians (chiefs and priests controlled the villages, strong military)

7. What was the economy of the Mississippians? (trade, used corn as money)

8. What were the dates of existence of the Mississippians? (900-1700 CE)

9. What were the place(s) of existence of the Mississippians? (along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, states of Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the best state Iowa!)

10. What were the important places to the Mississippians? (Mississippi River)

11. Who were the important leaders/people of the Mississippians (Chiefs who led the construction of building projects)

12. What was the social organization of the Anasazi? (Matriarchal society-women were in charge.)

13. What were the customs and traditions of the Anasazi? (Held secret underground ceremonies to the gods, went on spiritual journeys. Wore aprons, waistbands made of hair or cloth breeches)

14. What was the language of the Anasazi? (verbal communication and cave paintings and etchings)

15. What were the arts and literature of the Anasazi? (Petroglyphs: images designed on rock surface; Pictographs: painting on a rock wall, Baskets, Pottery, Tools, Oral stories)

16. What was the religion of the Anasazi? (gods based on the functions of nature like a rain go and a sun god, creator god was called grandmother)

17. What was the government of the Anasazi (people were organized into clans, people belonged to those clans because their mother belonged to the same clan)

18. What was the economy of the Anasazi? (trade for goods they could not make or find like copper, seashells and exotic animals, hunted and gathered for themselves)

19. What were the dates of existence of the Anasazi? (1-1500 CE (are still around today)

20. What were the place(s) of existence of the Anasazi (Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico)

21. What were the important places of the Anasazi? (Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, Reyenta)

22. Who were the important leaders/people of the Anasazi? (Clan leaders, chiefs, priests, women)

23. Where are the Anasazi now? (They are still located in the Southwestern USA, called Pueblo Indians.

24. What is one theory about how people came to the Americas? (land bridge or by boat)

25. What is one theory about how people came to the Americas? (land bridge or by boat)

26. What was one thing Clovis children had in common with children of today?

27. What was one difference between Clovis children and children today?

28. How do we know about how early people came to the Americas? (creation legend, DNA, archaeological evidence)

29. What was one element most creation legends included? (animals or gods)

30. What was one element most creation legends included? (animals or gods)

A Hint: I would make a chart in my notes showing the similarities and differences between the Mississippians and Anasazi peoples.

Happy studying! :)
Kf