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Regions, Native Amer
SC Regions, Native Americans and Explorers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Barrier Island | Islands built and constantly changed by the sea that protect S.C.’s coast from waves and storms. |
| Elevation | height above sea level |
| Fall Line | the point at which the rivers fall from the high land to the lower land |
| Monadnock | a granite peak that rises suddenly above the nearby area |
| Carolina Bay | oval depressions found in the Coastal Plain region |
| In which region did the first SC settlements appear? | Coastal Zone |
| What divides SC into the Up Country and the Low Country? | Fall Line |
| Matrilineal | family ties are based on the mother’s side of the family |
| What is the study of stone tools and pottery to learn how people lived in the past? | Archaeology |
| What item were the Catawba known for making? | Pottery |
| Atlatl | A tool used by Native Americans to propel their spears farther and faster. |
| What were the three most important crops, known as the Three Sisters, grown by Eastern Woodlands Indians? | squash, corn, beans |
| Artifact | an object, such as a stone tool or pottery, made by humans from an earlier time |
| Why were the first people of SC called “People of the Eastern Woodlands”? | They were forest dwellers. |
| Why were the Eastern Woodlands people not nomadic? | They were farmers and grew their food instead of following herd animals. |
| Petroglyph | ancient rock carvings or writings |
| Palisade | a fence of pointed stakes, usually 12 to 20 feet high, built around a village for protection. |
| In which of the SC regions did the Catawba tribe live? | Piedmont region. |
| In which region of SC did the Yemassee tribe live? | In the Coastal region between the Combahee and Savannah rivers |
| In what area of the New World did the French settle and call New France? | Louisiana,Quebec and the area along the Mississippi River |
| Why were the Spanish interested in exploring the New World? | They wanted to spread their religion and look for gold. |
| What two things did the colonies provide European countries like France and Spain who claimed land there? | wealth, ,land and fame |
| What area of the New World did the Spanish settle and call New Spain? | South America, Central America,Mexico and Florida |
| In which present-day town have archaeologists found artifacts from both early Spanish and French settlement attempts? | Beaufort (Parris Island) |
| Why did the French explorers lead expeditions to the New World? | They were searching for the Northwest Passage and they wanted to trade furs with the Native Americans. |
| Refuge | A safe place or shelter |
| What were French Protestants called? | Huguenots |
| What are settlements ruled by a distant country? | colonies |
| Which country sent a Protestant religious group known as Huguenots to settle in SC at Charlesfort? | France |
| to treat a person poorly because of their religious beliefs | persecute |
| Which items were included in the diet of the Yamassee that the Cherokee, and Catawba would not have found near their villages? | Clams and oysters |
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