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GA St. Prehistorics
GA Studies Prehistoric
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| culture | way of life, customs, ideas, dress, food |
| prehistoric | "before writing" |
| artifact | anything made by human hands |
| archaeologist | scientist who studies artifacts |
| Asia | where the first Americans came from |
| nomad | person who moves from place to place |
| Ice Age | event that caused people to come here |
| Beringia | what first people crossed to get here |
| Paleos | "old stone age" |
| Archaics | lived the longest, discovered fire |
| Woodlands | "mound builders" |
| Mississippians | most advanced |
| atlatl | Paleo spear throwing device |
| clovis point | Paleo artifact |
| grooved axe | Archaic artifact |
| bow and arrow | Woodlands invented this |
| palisade | Mississippian protective wall |
| Kolomoki | built by the Woodlands |
| tobacco | special crop of the Mississippians |
| Etowah | built by the Mississippians |
| Archaic | first to make pottery |
| Mississippians | Use jewelry and tattoos |