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unit 1 vocabulary
Chapters 1, 2, and 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sunbelt | a group of southern states from the east coast all the up to california |
| regions | areas that are similar in terms of landscape, climate, elevation, plant and animal life |
| coastal plain | the southern most region of GA, georgia |
| fall line | a belt of hills stretches about 20 miles wide |
| piedmont | a rolling, hilly plateau that stretches north from the fall line down to the base of the blue ridge mountains |
| appalachian mountains | a mountain range that stretches from central alabama to canada, located in the northwest part of georgia |
| blue ridge mountain | the easternmost |
| valley and ridge | the region west of the blue ridge mountain, with fertile valleys lying between long, narrow mountain ridge |
| Appalachian plateau | Georgia's smallest geographic region |
| archaeologist | a scientist who studies the past based on materials such as fossils and artifacts that ancient people left behind |
| artifacts | an object made, modified, or used by humans in the past that contribute to our understanding of an earlier culture |
| prehistoric | relating to the time before written history |
| culture | the common values and traditions of a society, such as language, government and family relationship |
| Paleo Indians | the first Americans who crossed into Asia to north america approximately 10,000 years ago |
| Archaic Period | the period of history after the last Ice Age, from approximately 8,000 B.C to 900 A.D |
| woodland period | the period of history after the Archaic period, from approximately 100 B.C to 900 A.D |
| agriculture | cultivating the soil to produce crops |
| renaissance | the European civilization from the 1300's to 1600's |
| mercantilism | an economic theory that the government controls trade |
| monopoly | complete control over the entire supply and service |
| conquistador | a Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions |
| charter | a written contract issued by the government giving the holder the right to establish the colony |
| joint-stack company | a business formed by a group of people |
| gulfstream | a powerful ocean current that flows from the gulf of mexico north a long the east coast of north american |
| Mississippian period | the period following the woodland period, from approximately 900 to |
| Mississippian | a native or resident of Mississippi |
| anthropologist | a social scientist specializing in the study of humanity |
| antiquities | ancient history, especially the period of time during which the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations flourished |
| horticulture | Horticulture is a nice long word for "gardening." If you study horticulture, you learn about plant propagation, soil, fertilizer — everything that makes a good garden. |
| Clovis points | |
| mounds | a collection of objects laid on top of each other |
| palisade | A palisade is a heavy-duty fence that's strong enough to keep out intruders, like one you might see around a military camp. |
| wooly mammoth | |
| barter economy | |
| maize | |
| Bow and arrow | |
| projectile | |
| colonization | |
| Spanish missions | |
| barrier islands | |
| influence | |
| smallpox | |
| Catholicism | |
| new world | |
| shale | |
| tribe | |
| clan | |
| sherds | |
| Nomads | |
| effigy | |
| atlatl | |
| chiefdom | |
| beringia | |
| middens | |
| moat | |
| podium | |
| mastodon | |
| pottery | |
| oral tradions | |
| wattle an daub | |
| mound | |
| expeditions | |
| Guale-Sea Island | |
| fur trade | |
| monarchy | |
| protestant |
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