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Unit 1 Vocabulary
Chapter 1,2, and 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sunbelt | a group of states that stretches from the east coast |
| regions | area similar in the the terms of landscape |
| coastal plain | is the southern most region in GA |
| fall line | belts of hills about 20 miles wide |
| piedmount | region of hilly plateau stretches north and base |
| appalachian mountains | a larger mountains range that stretches northward from central alamba from canda |
| Blue ridge | the easternmost range of the appalachian mountain |
| valley and ridge | regions parts of the appalachian mountain |
| Appalachian plateau | GA smallest geographic region |
| artifact | an object made modified or use by humans in the past contributes to earlier culture |
| pre-historic | relating to the time before written history |
| paleo Indians | first Americans who crossed from Asia into north american |
| agriculture | cultivating the soil to produce crops |
| culture | common values and traditions of society |
| archaic peroid | peroid of history after the ice age |
| woodland peroid | peroid of history after the archaic peroid |
| renaisssance | a european civilzation from 1300-1600 |
| conquistador | a spanish soilder and explorer who is led military expeditions |
| gulf stream | a powerful ocean current that flows the gulf of mexico |
| mercantilism | economic theroy in which the goverment control trade and establishes colonies |
| joint-stack | a business formed by a group of people who jointly make an investiment |
| charter | a contract issued by a goverment the right to establish a colony |
| monoplay | complete control over the entire supply of goods or a service |
| relative location | a point or place in relation to another point or place |
| absoulte location | describes the location of a based on a fix point of earh |
| hemisphere | half of the globe |
| equator | a line that that go around the earth equally distant from both poles |
| parallels | a circle on the earth surface |
| prime meridan | a meridan it longitude is east and west |
| meridians | a circle of the earth passing throught poles |
| latitube | the distant north and south from the eqautor |
| longitude | the distant east or west from the earth surface |
| compass rose | a circle graduated to degrees or quarters |
| scale | system of marks set for measurement chart, a scale indicates the proportion |
| goods | food and clothing and other human wants or needs |
| service | the action of helping or doing work for someone. |
| imports | bringing good to a country or person for sale |
| export | selling good or service to a country |
| climate | weather over a long peroid of time |
| weather | state of atmosphere at a place and time |
| paleo | the first people how inhabited america |
| Archanic | introcueded new hunting tool for a new way of life |
| Woodland | a prehistoric culture culture that was significantly |
| Mississippian | was a mound-building Native American civilization that lives in what is now the Midwestern |
| Archaeologist | study of remains |
| monarchy | A monarchy is a form of government in which sovereignty |
| Antiquities | object or building from the past |
| Horticultre | the art of garden and management |
| clover points | Clovis points are the fluted points with the North American Clovis culture. |
| mounds | a ancient structure used to show show may things |
| palisade | a high fence made by stakes to protect a building or structure |
| woolly mammoth | a heavy coated mammoth |
| barter economy | cashless economic system |
| maize | corn |
| bow and arrows | projectile weapon system |
| projectile point | object that weapon could be pojectile |
| colonization | to establish a colony |
| Spanish mission | style of catholic missions in america |
| barrier islands | sandy island near a shore |
| influence | to change or affect someone |
| small pox | causes fever and rash |
| catholicism | Roman catholic religion |
| new world | america |
| prehistoric | very old |
| shale | a rock that splits easy |
| tribe | a group of people that have the same beliefs,language,and customs |
| clan | large group of people how are related |
| mercantilism | an economic system developing during the decay |
| sherds | potsherd |
| nomads | people who move place from place |
| effigy | an image of a person |
| atlatl | throwing spear |
| chierfdom | A chiefdom is a form of hierarchical political organization |
| beringa | The prehistoric region extending from Siberia across the Bering land bridge into North America. |
| middens | A mound or deposit containing shells, animal bones, and shows the site of human life |
| moat | a ditch filled in water use for protection |
| poduim | a small platform on which a person may stand to be seen by an audience |
| mastodon | a large, extinct, elephant like mammal |
| pottery | molded and used for many different things |
| oral tradition | information passed down through the generations by word of mouth that is not written down |
| wattle and daub | traditionally used in building walls, consisting of a network stick and twigs covered with mud or clay. |
| mound builder | were inhabitants of North America who, during a 5,000-year period, constructed various styles of earthen |
| mercantilism | belief in the benefits of profitable trading |
| expedition | a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people |
| guale-sea island | Guale was an historic Native American chiefdom |
| fur trade | is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur |
| conquistor | Spanish soilder |
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