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The Native American Tribes of SC
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nomadic | roaming about from place to place aimlessly, frequently, or without a fixed pattern of movement. |
| slash and burn agriculture (farming) | a form of agriculture where the Native Americans of the Woodlands cut trees and burned the brush to create farmland or to drive out animals and clear a field for farming. |
| dugout canoe | a canoe made from a hollowed tree truck. |
| artifact | an object made by a human being typically an item of cultural or historical interest. |
| subsistence farming | farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the famer, with little surplus for marketing. |
| three sisters | are the three main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America: squash, corn, and pole beans. |
| daub | a mixture of grass and clay. |
| wattle | a material for making fences, walls, etc. consisting of rods or stakes interlaced with twigs or branches |
| palisade | a fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the groud, forming an enclosure or defense. |
| wigwam | a dome-shaped hut or tent made by fastening mats, skins or bark over a framework of poles, used by some N. American Native American peoples. |
| Which crops were known as the three sisters? | Corn, pole beans, and squash. |
| What name did the Cherokee use to describe themselves as? | "the real people." |
| A name for animals.... | Fauna |
| A name for plants ..... | Flora |
| They lived in the Piedmont region of South Carolina. Who were they? | The Catawba |
| A Native American tribe mostly known for their pottery... | The Catawba |
| Which tribe had a council made up of both men and women? | The Cherokee |
| Originally from the Spanish Florida area, they escaped from the Spanish governor in fear of being killed or enslaved. Who were they? | The Yemassee |
| A tribe that had villages that consisted of up to 600 people. The villages were also surrounded by palisades for protection. Who were they? | The Cherokee |
| "Their homes were wigwams made of sapling frames covered with bark or mats made of grassess and reeds. | The Catawba |
| In the summer, they lived on the beach in wigwams covered with palmetto leaves..... | The Yemassee |
| Clams and oysters were apart of their diet..... | The Yemassee |
| A White chief ruled in times of peace. A Red chief ruled in times of war. They also had a village holy man or holy woman. | The Cherokee |
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