Exam 8: Eastern North America

What were two general interpretations of the Sapelo Island Ring Complex?

Hopewell material culture included animal effigies, such as a(n) ______________ pipe.

Members of the Hopewell Interaction Sphere acquired _________________ from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

_____________ was introduced to Eastern North America from Mexico/Mesoamerica during the Woodland period.

The bow and arrow was introduced to Eastern North America during the Late Woodland, about AD 1400.

How do archaeologists interpret the function of Cahokia's "Woodhenge"?

Floodplain areas around Cahokia were particularly well suited for ___________ agriculture.

__________________, a Late Archaic period site in Kentucky, featured more than 1100 burials.

How can archaeologists distinguish feasting from everyday subsistence at sites in Eastern North America?

The ________________ followed the Adena tradition and had a similar emphasis on mound building.

Late Archaic sites in the coastal Southeast sometimes included monumental rings composed of _______________.

These rivers were critical to the lives of ancient people in Eastern North America except:

Mississippian period peoples ground paints on ____________________.

How does Monk's Mound at Cahokia compare to the Pyramid of Cheops at Giza in terms of size?

Based on ethnohistoric records and archaeological evidence, Mississippian women focused on ___________________.