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Unit 1 Vocab
Chapters 1, 2, and 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sunbelt | a group of southern states that stretches from the east coast all the way to california |
| regions | areas that are similar in terms of landscape, climate, elevation, and plant/animal life |
| Coastal Plain | southern most region in Georgia |
| fall line | land that rises suddenly from higher to lower land |
| Piedmont | rolling, hilly plateau that stretches north from the fall line to the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains |
| Appalachian Mountains | a larger mountain range that stretches northward from Central Alabama to Canada |
| Blue Ridge Mountains | two mountain ranges that stretch from Pennsylvania to Georgia |
| Valley and Ridge | characterized by fertile valleys laying narrow between long, narrow mountain ridges |
| Appalachian Plateau | northwest corner of Georgia; covers 1% of Georgia but stretches from Alabama to New York, forming a western boundary for the Appalachian Mountains |
| archaeologist | scientists who study the past based on what ancient people left behind |
| artifacts | objects that were made, modified, or used by humans |
| prehistoric | periods from the time before written history |
| culture | way of life shared by people with similar arts, beliefs and customs |
| Paleo-Indians | first people to live in Georgia area |
| Archaic Period | period of Georgia's history that began after the end of the last Ice Age |
| Woodland Period | lasted from around 1000 B.C. to about 900 A.D. |
| agriculture | farming (began in the Woodland Period) |
| renaissance | lasted from the 1300's to 1600; increased interest in art and learning |
| conquistadors | 16th century Spanish soldiers who followed Christopher Colombus |
| gulf stream | a powerful ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico along the Eastern Coast of North America before turning east toward Europe |
| merchantilism | government controls trade and attempts to transfer wealth from the colonies to the parent country |
| joint-stock | backed by investors (people who put money into products to earn money) |
| charter | written contract, issued by a government, giving the holder the right to establish a colony |
| monoply | complete control over the entire supply of goods or services in a particular market |
| Mississippian Period | period following the Woodland Period from about 500 to 1600 during which European explorers arrived |
| anthropologist | a person who studies human beings' similarity to and divergence from other animals |
| antiquities | something belonging to or remaining from ancient times, as monuments, relics, or customs |
| Horticulture | the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants |
| Clovis Points | bi-facial, fluted stone projectile point used in big-game hunting |
| mounds | used as temple sites, stages for ceremonial events, and as cemeteries for chiefs and noblemen |
| palisade | strong , wooden wall built for defense around a settlement |
| Wooly Mammoth | a species of mammoth that lived during the Pleistocene epoch, and was one of the last in a line of mammoth species; some nomad indians followed/ hunted these animals for food |
| barter economy | a cashless economic system in which services and goods are traded at negotiated rates |
| maize | another word for corn |
| bow and arrow | a weapon consisting of arrows and and a mechanism to project them |
| projectile points (arrow heads) | an object that was hafred to a projectile, such as a spear, dart, or arrow, or perhaps used as a knife |
| colonization | a large-scale migration of any one or more groups of people to a colonial area; to establish a colony in; settle |
| spanish missions | Christian missions established by the Spanish Empire during the 15th to 19th centuries in an area extending from Mexico and the southwestern portions of what today are the United States, southwards as far as Argentina and Chile |
| barrier islands | a broadened barrier beach, habitable in places, that provides a measure of protection for the mainland, as during hurricanes and tidal waves. |
| influence | the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others |
| smallpox | an acute, highly contagious, febrile disease, caused by the variola virus, and characterized by a pustular eruption that often leaves permanent pits or scars |
| catholicism | the faith, system, and practice of the Catholic Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church |
| new world | one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas (including nearby islands such as those of the Caribbean and Bermuda; originated in the early 16th century after Europeans made landfall in what would later be called the Americas |
| shale | a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material |
| tribe | any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc |
| clan | a group of people of common descent; family; a group of people, as a clique, set, society, or party, especially as united by some common trait, characteristic, or interest |
| sherds | a piece of something; shard; piece of pottery, glass, ect |
| nomads | people that move around; follow food (large game); a group that does not have permanent housing |
| effigy | a representation or image, especially sculptured, as on a monument; a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule |
| atlatl | spear-thrower; a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in dart-throwing, and includes a bearing surface which allows the user to store energy during the throw |
| chiefdom | the rank or office of a chief; the territory or people over which a chief rules |
| beringia | a vast area between the Kolyma River in the Russian Far East to the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories of Canada |
| middens | a dunghill or refuse heap |
| moat | a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle |
| podium | a stereobate for a classical temple, especially one with perpendicular sides; a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, for a public speaker, etc. |
| mastodon | a massive, elephantlike mammal that flourished worldwide having long, curved upper tusks and, in the male, short lower tusks; a person of immense size, power, influence, etc. |
| pottery | ceramic ware, especially earthenware and stoneware |
| oral tradition | a community's cultural and historical traditions passed down by word of mouth or example from one generation to another without written instruction |
| wattle and daub | a composite building material used for making walls, in which a woven lattice of wooden strips called wattle is daubed with a sticky material usually made of some combination of wet soil, clay, sand, animal dung and straw. |
| mound builders | were inhabitants of North America who, during a 5,000-year period, constructed various styles of earthen mounds for religious and ceremonial, burial, and elite residential purposes |
| expeditions | an excursion, journey, or voyage made for some specific purpose, as of war or exploration; the group of persons, ships, etc., engaged in such an activity: |
| Guale-Sea Island | a mission district that covered the Outer Coastal Plain and barrier islands of what is now Georgia |
| fur trade | a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur |
| monarchy | a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a king, queen, ect. |
| protestant | any Western Christian who is not an adherent of a Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Church |
| relative location | he location of something in comparison to the location of something else |
| absolute location | a specific location; is designated using a specific pairing of latitude and longitude in a Cartesian coordinate grid |
| hemisphere | a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles |
| parallels | latitude and longitude lines that are on a map/globe that help give coordinates; they run from north to south and east to west |
| prime meridian | Zero degrees longitude (east to west) |
| meridians | a great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface; the half of such a circle included between the poles |
| latitude | the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point |
| longitude | angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian |
| compass rose | a circle divided into 32 points or 360° numbered clockwise from true or magnetic north, printed on a chart or used to help navigate; a similar design, often ornamented, used on maps to indicate the points of the compass. |
| scale | refers to the relationship or ratio between distances on a map and the corresponding distances on the ground |
| goods | items that can be seen and touched; something you can use or consume |
| services | actions or an action that someone does for you |
| imports | goods or services brought into a country from abroad for sale |
| exports | goods or services sent to another country for sale |
| climate | the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period |
| weather | state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy at any point |
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