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H1 Vocabulary
Describe the characteristics of American Indians living in GA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sedimentary rock used by the American Indians to make knives | chert |
| The workforce in the Mississippi River | commoners |
| The power holders in the Mississippian culture | elite |
| Garden cultivation; important to the Mississippian culture | horticulture |
| Another term for corn | maize |
| The last major prehistoric Native American culture in GA; known for being large-scale farmers & mound builders who traded throughout North America | Mississippian |
| The largest swamp in North America; was home to many Native Americans & a location for Spanish missions | Okefenokee |
| Walls built of a network of interwoven sticks & covered with mud or clay; used by early American Indian cultures & European settlers | wattle & daub |
| The English economic policy focused on exporting more than importing | mercantilism |
| Churches set up by the Spanish in hopes of converting Native Americans to Christianity | missions |
| Several islands off of Georgia’s coast, inhabited by Native Americans, the Spanish built several missions on these islands | barrier islands |
| Spanish conquistador who led an expedition through the Southeastern United States; credited with being the first European in GA | Hernando DeSoto |