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Regions, Native Amer
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Barrier Island | Islands built and constantly changed by the sea that protect S.C.’s coast from waves and storms. |
| Elevation | height above sea level |
| Fall Line | the point at which the rivers fall from the high land to the lower land |
| Monadnock | a granite peak that rises suddenly above the nearby area |
| Carolina Bay | oval depressions found in the Coastal Plain region |
| In which region would you find beaches and salt marshes? | Coastal Zone |
| What imaginary line runs along the Sandhills and Piedmont regions and divides SC into the Up Country and the Low County? | Fall Line |
| Matrilineal | family ties are based on the mother’s side of the family |
| Which region of SC was the coastline thousands of years ago? | Sandhills |
| What item were the Catawba known for making? | Pottery |
| In which region would you find mountains, waterfalls and Sassafras Mountain, the highest peak in the state | Blue Ridge |
| What were the three most important crops, known as the Three Sisters, grown by Eastern Woodlands Indians? | squash, corn, beans |
| In which region would you find swamps, black rivers and Carolina Bays? | Coastal Plains |
| Which regions name means "foot of the mountain"? | Piedmont |
| Petroglyph | ancient rock carvings or writings |
| Palisade | a fence of pointed stakes, usually 12 to 20 feet high, built around a village for protection. |
| In which of the SC regions did the Catawba tribe live? | Piedmont region. |
| In which region of SC did the Yemassee tribe live? | In the Coastal region between the Combahee and Savannah rivers |
| What three European countries raced to explore, claim and colonize North American? | France, Spain and England |
| What two things did the colonies provide European countries like France and Spain who claimed land there? | wealth, land and fame |
| What area of the New World did the Spanish settle and call New Spain? | South America, Central America,Mexico and Florida |
| Why was the significance of San Miguel de Gualdape? | It was the first European (Spanish) attempt to settle in what was to become present-day SC. |
| Why did archaeologists have trouble locating Charlesfort? | After the French abandoned Charlesfort, the Spanish built San Felipe on it's remains. |
| Which SC Native American tribe had a Red Chief for war and a White Chief for peace time? | Cherokee |
| What is unique about the villages of the Yemasse? | They lived in villages near the ocean during the summer and moved to villages farther inland during the fall and winter. |
| Which items were included in the diet of the Yamassee that the Cherokee, and Catawba would not have found near their villages? | Clams and oysters |
| What was the nickname of the Cherokee? | "Real People" or "People of a Different Speech" |
| What were the Catawba tribe called? | "People of the River" or "River People" |
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