8th Grade Social Studies Milestones Review Week 1

Monday (Geography & Beginnings of GA):

  1. The first human beings came to America by crossing the ______.
  1. Golden Gate Bridgec.Bering Land Bridge
  2. Tallahatchee Bridged. Brooklyn Land Bridge
  1. At 4,784 feet above sea level, ______is the tallest mountain in Georgia.

a.Stone Mountainc. Mount Pisgah

b.Brasstown Baldd. Mount Mitchell

  1. Which factor resulted in prehistoric Indians making permanent settlements?
  1. The Indians began to grow plants (horticulture).
  2. The Indians had abundant large game.
  3. The Indians followed herds of large animals.
  4. The Indians wanted to band together for protection.
  1. Archaeologists think that prehistoric Indians believed in some form of life after death because
  1. Tribal centers had churches and other symbols of worship.
  2. Pictographs and cave drawings depicted a spiritual afterlife.
  3. Legends of an afterlife were passed down from generation to generation.
  4. Burial mounds contained items such as tools, tobacco pipes, and weapons.

Use the following table to answer questions 5 and 6.

Early People
Paleo / Archaic / Woodland / Mississippian
Time Period / Before 10,000 years ago / 8000 B.C. to 1000 B.C. / 1000 B.C. to 1000 A.D. / 700 A.D. to 1600 A.D.
Food Sources / Large animals such as bison, mammoth, ground sloth, and mastodon / Small game, reptiles, fish, shellfish, berries, nuts, fruits / Small game, fish, nuts and berries, some crops (squash, sunflowers) / Crops (maize, beans, pumpkins, squash)
Weapons, Tools / Spears / Spears, choppers, drills, chipping tools, bone fish hooks, grooved axes, pipes, pottery / Bow and arrow, pottery / Similar to Woodland culture, stone hoes, copper headdresses
Shelters / No fixed shelter; followed herds of large animals / Crude shelters, stayed in one place longer / Small villages of dome-shaped huts with grass roofs, mounds / Larger villages, with ceremonial buildings
  1. During which period was the use of pottery first introduced?
  1. Paleoc. Woodland
  2. Archaicd. Mississippian
  1. Which period saw the building of large villages with impressive ceremonial buildings?
  1. Paleoc. Woodland
  2. Archaicd. Mississippian

Tuesday (Geography of Georgia):

Matching (7-11): Match each of the five regions of Georgia with the appropriate number. Mark the appropriate answer choice letter on your answer sheet.

Wednesday(Exploration & Colonization in GA):

  1. In 1540 ______began to explore the American Southeast for Spain.
  1. Amerigo Vespuccic. Hernando de Soto
  2. Ferdinand Magelland. Christopher Columbus
  1. The economic practice of exporting more materials than you import is known as ______.
  1. Mercantilism b.Capitalismc. Catholicismd. Communism
  1. What is the name of the British politician credited with founding the colony of Georgia?
  1. John Martin Boltziusb.Sir James Wrightc. Dr. Samuel Nunes d. James Oglethorpe

Thursday (Exploration & Colonization in GA):

  1. What year was slavery legalized in Georgia?
  1. 1750 b. 1776 c. 1865 d. 1492
  1. The main reason the Spanish explored North America was to
  1. build permanent settlementsc. spread Christianity
  2. find gold and riches d. fight the British
  1. The first permanent British settlement in Georgia was built at
  1. St. Augustineb. Jamestownc. Savannahd. Atlanta

Friday (Exploration & Colonization in GA):

18. What was one of the major reasons for the king wanting to create the colony of Georgia?

a.to help pay for the French and Indian War c. to release debtors from prison

b.to civilize the Native Americans d. to create a balanced trade policy

19. Why did German Salzburgers come to Georgia?

a.to escape religious persecutionc. to lead the armed forces for Oglethorpe

b.to serve out terms for misconduct d. for the new financial opportunities available

20. With which trustee policy did the many of the malcontents disagree?

a. hard work b. not allowing Catholics to settle in Georgia c. military training d. prohibition of slavery