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Early Inhabitants GA
Georgia Studies Early or Prehistoric Inhabitants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why archaeologists believe some prehistoric people believed in life after death... | burial mounds contained tools, tobacco pipes, weapons |
| These people were advanced because they used sophisticated farming methods, lived in villages, and dressed fashionably | Mississippians |
| These were the prehistoric cultures of Georgia | Mississippians, Paleo, Archaic, Woodland |
| The reason why these people are considered prehistoric is because all traditions and culture were passed to younger generations through_____. | Oral stories |
| This is the effigy built by placing rocks in the form of a large bird | Rock Eagle |
| Rock Eagle was created during this culture of prehistoric people | Woodland |
| This culture of prehistoric people were totally seen as nomadic | Paleo |
| This was the name given by archaeologists for the game the Mississippians played | Chunky |
| The Woodland people lived in small villages in homes of this shape | Dome-shaped |
| Temple Mounds were built by these people who were led by Priest-chiefs | Mississippians |
| Although the Archaic people saved seeds the first group given credit for Horticulture were the | Woodland |
| Tall fences with pointed tops, built for protection by the Mississippians is called | palisades |
| Which culture came in search of Bison, Mastodon, Mammoth, and Giant ground sloths? | Paleo |
| One final group of these prehistoric cultures witnessed the arrival of Spanish soldiers in Georgia. They were the ____. | Mississippians |
| Which group created a weapon to use against giant animals by striking from greater distances? What was it called? | Paleo, Atlatl |
| Which of the prehistoric cultures included three distinct periods? | Archaic |
| What is a midden? | Garbage pile left by prehistoric people |
| What is a barter economy? | No MONEY, trade item for another item |
| This culture could have been killed by disease, starvation, moved in search of food, killed by Spanish, or tribal warfare | Mississippian |
| Which group were farmers of maize, beans, and squash? | Mississippian |
| This was important because early people could store food, and carry water by using it. | Pottery |
| Scientists who study human culture by the artifacts left behind are called ____. | Archaeologists |
| Why are the letters PAWM important to know? | It tells the order of the early people. Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian |
| What was the name of the land bridge? | Bering Straight |
| This group built cone-shaped mounds and were the first to use bow and arrows | Woodland |
| Tools like the grooved axe, drills, choppers and chipping tools were the first used by this group of prehistoric people | Archaic |
| A group of related families is called a | clan |
| A group of clans is called a | tribe |
| The Paleo people followed large animals like these | Mammoths, Mastodons, Sloths |
| This group had to begin hunting deer, rabbits, bears, and other smaller animals because the larget animals were extinct | Archaic |
| Why have so few Paleo artifacts been found? | they were nomadic and left little behind |
| Villages of 1000 or more people | Mississippian |
| Villages of 100's of people | Woodland |
| Groups of 25-50 | Paleo or Archaic |
| What major environmental change caused the migration of people from Asia to North America? | Ice Age |
| Where did people come from who FIRST came to North America? | Asia |
| What were digging sticks used for? | Farming, planting seeds |
| What were mounds used for in the Woodland culture? | Burial sites, religious rituals |
| What were mounds used for in the Mississippian culture? | Burial sites for Priest-chiefs. religious rituals |
| What was found in Mississippian mounds that were not found in Woodland mounds? | More elaborate jewelry, more sophisticated tools and weapons |
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