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U3C1-Southeast PPL
U3C-Southeast People
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What culture was the Mound Builders a part of? | The Mississippian culture |
| What network did the Mound Builders make and how far did they stretch? | The Mound Builders made a network of roads and trade routes that extended from the east (Mississippi Valley) to the west (Pacific Ocean) |
| How did the Mound Builders get their name and what jobs did they have? | The Mound Builders got their names by building mounds, and they worked as farmers and traders. |
| What were the mounds used for? | Historians believe that mounds were built for rituals and burials, but we may never know because the information was lost. |
| What did the descendants of the Mound Builders eventually become? | They became different nations, the Creek Confederacy being one of them. |
| What important geographical features affected the nations of the Southeast (positively)? | There was an abundance of resources that helped the Southeast people, like access to trees, rivers, animals, and mild weather that was great for extending growing seasons |
| How were the Catawba different from the peoples of the Creek Confederacy? | The Catawba spoke a Siouan language. |
| Why did the Catawba use palisades? | The Catawba used palisades to protect them from raids. |
| What was each nation divided into and what were they named after? | Each nation was divided into clans and they were named after animals |
| What sport did the Cherokee play? What were the 3 benefits to playing? #1 | The Cherokee played stickball. One benefit to playing was simply for fun. |
| What were the 3 benefits to playing? #2 | Another benefit to playing was that it would prepare children for adult life. |
| What were the 3 benefits to playing? #3 | The last benefit to playing was that it could be used to settle disagreements between villages without violence. |
| What was the difference between the red and white communities of the Southeast nations’ towns? | The red communities were in charge of war, while the white communities were in charge of peace. |
| What kind of houses did families have? How were the houses built? | They had rectangular houses that were built cool for the summer months and built warmly for winter months. |
| Generally, what were the spiritual beliefs of the Creek Confederacy and the Southeast People? | The spiritual belief was that supernatural beings and spirits were in the Earth, the sky, and below the ground. |
| What did Creeks believe about souls (not spirits) | The Creeks believed that the universal spirit was separate from an individual's soul that could exist after death, without a body. |
| What were ceremonies generally tied to? | Ceremonies were generally tied to agricultural activities. |
| What was an important ceremony shared by most Southeastern people? | The Green Corn ceremony was a midsummer busk (time of fast). It ended in a large feast |
| What was an important part of the midsummer rituals? | An important part of the rituals was forgiving of all crimes except murder. |
| What did Southeast Native Americans wear (men and women)? | Men generally wore loincloths and women wore long skirts. |
| What was special about the Cherokee? | A man named Sequoyah from the Cherokee nation developed an alphabet that was later used to create a language. |
| What is important about the Cherokee language? | The Cherokee language is important because it still exists today. |
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