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Nat. Inhab. & Expl.

Ch. 8 - Clairmont Georgia Studies Program

TermDefinition
artifacts items such as tools, pottery, remains of structures, and other items that are on or underneath Georgia's soil
archeaology the science of locating and studying artifacts to learn about the lives of early people
culture the beliefs, traditions, and way of life of a group of people
nomad one who moves around from place to place
horticulture cultivation of plants for food on a smaller scale than agriculture
palisade walls made of sharpened poles or logs stuck into the ground standing up
slave a person who was considered the legal property of another person
middleman a merchant who buys and sells goods, for a profit, that others produce
immunity natural resistance to disease
expedition a journey for a specific purpose
colony a geographical area controlled by a distant country.
mission a settlement where priests could live and work in major Indian towns
plantation a large farm
backcountry the land away from the coast
Hernando de Soto Spanish explorer who completed the first major exploration of Georgia in 1540
Stallings Island One of the best examples of Late Archaic culture just above Augusta in the Savannah River
Gaule What Georgia was known under the Spanish
Jamestown First permanent English settlement in America in 1607 in Va.
Carolina In the 1660's a large land grant south of Virginia - it included what we now call Ga,
Paleo-Indian culture the oldest groups of native Americans in Ga. 11,000 to 8,000 BC - nomadic
Archaic Culture 2nd distinct native culture of Georgia, 8,000 to 1500BC - small groups based around families.
Woodland Culture the Native Americans who lived in Georgia from around 1,000 BC to 1,000 AD - began to settle down - started horticulture.
Mississippian Culture The period of Native Americans which lived from about 800AD - 1600AD - most complex natives, lived in villages.
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