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American Indians
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mississippian Indians | The last major prehistoric Native American culture in Georgia during the time period of 800 AD (CE) - 1600 AD (CE). |
| Commoners | The work force in the Mississippian Indian Chiefdom culture. |
| Elite | The power holders in the Mississippian Indian chiefdom culture. |
| Horticulture | Garden cultivation; important to the Mississippian culture. |
| Maize | Another word for corn. |
| Wattle and Daub | Walls built with woven sticks and covered with mud or clay; used by early American Indian cultures before european contact. |
| Creek | A Mississippian Indian tribe that lived in southern Georgia when the Europeans arrived. |
| Cherokee | A Mississippian Indian tribe that lived in the northern part of Georgia when the Europeans arrived. |
| Palisades | A wall of logs around American Indian towns; built as protection from enemies. |
| Three G’s | God, gold, and glory; reasons Spain was interested in North America (particularly the Southeast). |
| Mercantilism | An economic policy of Great Britain where more goods are exported than imported. |
| Conquistador | Spanish explorers who attempted to force their dominance,culture,and religion on American Indians. |
| Hernando DeSoto | A Spanish conquistador who lived from 1496-1542 and led an expedition through the southeastern United States; credited as being the first European in Georgia. |
| Smallpox | One of the diseases spread to the Mississippian Indians by DeSotos men; measles and influenza were also spread. |
| Missions | Churches set up by the Spanish in hopes of converting American Indians to Christianity, particularly Catholicism, and to establish colonies for Spain. |