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Unit 1 Vocab. S.S.
Chapters 1, 2, and 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sunbelt | group of southern states that stretch from the East Coast to California |
| regions | areas that have similar characteristics in nature |
| coastal plain | southernmost region of GA |
| fall line | belt of hills about 20 miles wide |
| piedmont | plateau from north of the fall line to blue ridge mountains |
| appalachian mountains | goes from central alabama towards canada |
| blue ridge mountains | from pennsylvania to GA, eastern appalachian mountains |
| valley and ridge | west of the blue ridge mountains |
| appalachian plateau | smallest GA region, in northwest corner of GA, cumberland plateau |
| archaeologist | scientists who study the past based on what is left behind |
| artifacts | objects made, modified, or used by humans |
| pre historic | before the time of written history |
| culture | a way of life shared by people with similar customs and beliefs |
| paleo indians | first people to live in GA |
| archaic period | began after the ice age |
| woodland period | lasted from around 1000 BC to 900 AD |
| agriculture | farming |
| renaissance | rebirth |
| mercantilism | government establishes land for trade and money |
| monopoly | total control over goods or services in a market |
| conquistadors | Spanish soldiers who captured land for Spain |
| Joint Stock company | company where a group of people work as one power |
| Gulf Stream | strong ocean current that starts at the gulf of mexico |
| charter | a written issued contract that gives permission to explore and conquer |
| mississippian | developed agriculture, and medicine. lasted from 1000-1600 a.d. |
| anthropologist | someone who solves problems regarding humanity |
| antiquities | valuble antiques |
| horticulture | the practice of garden cultivation |
| clovis points | projectile points used by native americans |
| mounds | used for religious and ceremonial events |
| palisade | a wall made from wood typically used for defense |
| wooly mammoth | large animal hunted by native americans |
| barter economy | economy where people barter and trade with eachother |
| maize | corn |
| bow and arrow | used to launch things at people, animals, etc. |
| projectile points (arrowheads) | used on the tip of the arrow, very sharp and aerodynamic |
| colonization | act of settling in new land |
| spanish missions | used to come to the new world to claim land and riches |
| barrier islands | islands around land |
| influence | example: music has an influence on the way people act |
| smallpox | disease that killed many native americans, disease was introduced by Europeans |
| catholicism | acy of being a catholic |
| new world | america |
| shale | type of sedimentary rock |
| tribe | group of people, usually native americans |
| clan | small group of people |
| sherds | fragment of pottery |
| nomads | nomadic people |
| effigy | a sculpture of a person |
| atlatl | spear like tool |
| chiefdom | political system where the chief is the highest ranking member |
| beringia | land in and around the bering straight |
| middens | old dump for domestic waste |
| moat | a deep, broad ditch |
| podium | platform where people stand |
| mastodon | animals that native americans hunted |
| pottery | clay made items |
| oral tradition | spoken tradition |
| wattle and daub | material used for making buildings |
| mound builders | people who built the mounds |
| expeditions | trips to the new world |
| guale sea island | island of native americans around GA |
| fur trade | trading of fur of Europeans |
| monarchy | political system where the highest powers are inherited like England |
| protestant | people who came to the new world for religious |
| relative location | location in a non specific area |
| absolute location | the exact location of something |
| hemisphere | half of the Earth |
| equator | line where the Earth is divided |
| parallels | lines that run across the Earth |
| prime meridian | intersects at 0 degrees |
| meridians | lines that run opposite of parallels |
| latitude | location north or south |
| longitude | location east or west |
| compass rose | a compass with 8 points |
| scale | size of something compared to the real size |
| goods | things made; objects |
| services | things done by a person |
| imports | things brought in to a place |
| exports | things taken out of a place |
| climate | overall weather of an area |
| weather |
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