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Untit 1 Vocabulary
Chapters 1,2,3
| 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 term of landscape, climate, elevation, & plant and animal life |
| coastal plain | the southernmost region in Georgia |
| fall line | the elevation of hills from lower to higher |
| piedmont | hilly plateau that stretches north from the fall line to the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains |
| appalachian mountains | a bigger mountain range that stretches northward from central Alabama to Canada |
| blue ridge mountains | two mountain ranges that make up most of this region |
| valley & ridge | west of the Blue Ridge Mountains |
| Appalachian Plateau | Georgias smallest geographic region located in the north west corner of the state |
| Archaeologist | scientist who studied the past based on what the anciient people left |
| artifacts | old objects that were made, modified, or used by humans |
| prehistoric | periods before written history |
| culture | the common values and traditions of a society, such as language, government, and family relationships |
| paleo Indians | the first people to live in Georgia area |
| Archaic period | the period that happened at the end of the last ice age |
| Woodland period | the period when many cultures advances were made |
| agriculture | farming |
| Renaissance | 1300s- 1600 this was a time of increased interest in art |
| Mercantilism | the government controls trade and attempts to transfer wealth from the colonies to the parent county |
| monopoly | complete control on goods and services |
| conquistadors | soldiers who followed columbus to the americas |
| Joint Stock company | a shared stock among people |
| Gulf stream | a powerful ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico north along eastern coast of North America before turning east toward Europe |
| Charter | a written contract issued by government, giving the holder a right to establish a colony |
| Anthropologist | One who studies Anthropology |
| Antiquities | an object or thing from other periods |
| Horticulture | The practice of farming |
| Clovis Points | Arrow head |
| Mounds | Homes that the Woodland indians lived in |
| Palisade | fence or wall made of wood |
| Wooly Mammoth | a species of mammoths- the last mammoth |
| Barter Economy | a cashless economy involved trading |
| Maize | Corn |
| Bow and arrow | weapon used for hunting or defense |
| Projectile Points | spear, dart, arrow head |
| Colonization | large scale of migration and settlement occurs |
| Spanish MIssions | Christian missions lead by the spanish |
| Barrier islandrs | a long narrow off shore deposits of sand that forms islands |
| Influence | to impact something |
| Smallpox | an infectious disease that left scars |
| Catholicism | Catholic religion |
| New World | a name for the western hemisphere |
| Shale | a type of sedimentary rock |
| Tribe | a group of indians put by the culture |
| Clan | a group of close knit family |
| Nomads | a group of wanderers that travel and beg for food and housing |
| Effigy | a sculpture or model of a person |
| Atlatl | a tool used for leverage |
| Chiefdom | hierarchical political organization |
| Beringa | a loosely defined region |
| MIddens | a domestic place for waste ( dump) |
| Moat | a deep wide ditch |
| Podium | a post for someone to stand on |
| Mastodon | a large extinct mammal |
| Pottery | a object handmade out of clay |
| Oral tradition | information passed down through words |
| Wattle and daub | a composite building |
| Mound builders | People who built mounds |
| New world | Western Hemisphere |
| Expeditions | a journey or voyage |
| Guale- sea Islands | historic native american chiefdom |
| Fur trade | The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. |
| Monarchy | A monarchy is a form of government in which sovereignty is actually or nominally embodied in one or several individual(s) reigning until death or abdication. They are called the monarchs. |
| protestant | a member or follower of any of the Western Christian churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church and follow the principles of the Reformation, including the Baptist, Presbyterian, and Lutheran churches. |
| Relative location | Relative location is the location of something in comparison to the location of something else |
| Absolute location | Absolute location. An absolute 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. |
| Equator | an imaginary line that divides the earth in two |
| Parallel | parallel lines are lines in a plane which do not meet |
| Prime meridians | A prime meridian is a meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographical coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0° |
| Meridians | A meridian is any great circle line on the Earth's surface, passing through the North Pole and the South Pole |
| 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 showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart |
| Scale | Map scale refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground |
| Goods | a good is a material that satisfies human wants and provides utility, for example, to a consumer making a purchase. |
| services | a service is an intangible commodity. That is, services are an example of intangible economic goods |
| Imports | ' A good or service brought into one country from another. |
| Exports | A function of international trade whereby goods produced in one country are shipped to another country for future sale or trade |
| Climate | the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period |
| Weather | the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc |
| Mississippian Period | The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American civilization that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 to 1600, varying regionally. |
| Sherds | a fragment of pottery |
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