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1
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The Mississippian culture was present when ______________ explorers arrived in the New World

A

European

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2
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what type of government did the Mississippian culture create?

A

Chiefdoms

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3
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What type of weapons did the mississippians use for weapons?

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Bow and Arrow

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4
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What crops did the Mississippians have?

A

The 3 sisters(Corn, Squash, and beans)

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5
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Where did the Mississippians bury their dead?

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Large Mounds of dirt

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6
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Did the mississippians have religious beliefs? Hod do we know?

-short answer

A

Yes! We know they had a belief system because of the time and care that they took when burying their dead in mounds. Also, they create large ceremonial mounds.

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7
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What were the Mississippian houses made of?

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Wattle and Daub(wood and clay)

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What did the Mississippians build around their citys?

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Palisades (walls)

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9
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Why did the Mississippians build their villages/citys next to rivers?

A

Water, Food, Transportation? and Resources

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10
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How were the mississippians more advanced than the people who came before them?

-probably short answer

A

they not only created new ideas of their own, but also innovated on all of the knowledge and technology that came before them.

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11
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why were the European countries interested in exploring the New World?

-prob short answer??

A

Resources, Riches, Competition

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12
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what specific reason did Spain have for exploring the New World?

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God, Gold, Glory

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13
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what other European countries decided to explore the New World? why did they copy Spain?

A

England and France

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14
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what were the effects of the European exploration on the Native Americans?

A

widespread death from disease

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15
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Who is the first person to explore Georgia? what country was he representing? What was he looking for?

A

Hernando De Soto- he was Spanish and he wanted gold and glory.

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16
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what was the Spanish mission and what was their purpose?

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A small settlement/church where missionaries educated Native Americans and tried to convert them to Christianity

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17
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The first settlements in Georgia were ___________.

A

Mission

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18
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What were the names of the first settlements in Georgia?

A

Guale, Mocama.

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19
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What was the biggest impact of Hernando de Sotos expedition? What happebed to the Native population?

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The native population began to rapidly die because they did not have immunity to European diseases.

20
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What advantages did Europeans have over Native Americans? Did the Natives have any advantages?

A

Guns, training, dogs, horses, armor. The natives did know the land better.

21
Q

Large Mounds like we find at Etowah and Ocmulgee prove that the Mississippians had a belief system and a ___________

A

religion

22
Q

Wall or Enclosures that were often built around Mississippian era villages or cities.

A

palisades

23
Q

What are the lasting effect of De Sotos journey?

A

A majority of natives die from disease

24
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“V” like stone structures used to catch numerous fish at once using baskets or nets:

A

Fish traps

25
Q

Pale, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian:
(time periods)

A

PAWN

26
Q

a small settlement or church where missionaries tried to teach and convert native to christianity:

A

Mission

27
Q

(800 C.E.-1600 C.E.) - the last major prehistoric Native American culture in Georgia; known for building cities, being large scale framers and mound builders. They traded throughout North America.

A

Mississippians

28
Q

Built from dirt or rocks and often used for burials or ceremonies by the
Mississippian people.

A

mounds

29
Q

Hernando De Soto went on an expedition throughout the SE United States in search of_________.

A

GOLD

30
Q

People who both hunted animals and gathered wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive.

A

Hunter Gatherers

31
Q

Objects made or shaped by humans, such as
arrowheads, tools, pottery, and jewlry.

A

artifact

32
Q

God, Gold, Glory(reasons for spanish exploration)

A

3 G’s

33
Q

Corn, Squash, Beans

A

The 3 sisters

34
Q

Growing gardens. This became an essential part of how the Mississippian culture acquired food.

A

agriculture

35
Q

A form of government or social/political organization created during the Mississippian Period. A priest chief ruled and presided over religious ceremonies and political affairs.

A

chiefdom

36
Q

The two Spanish missions that were built along GA’s coast.

A

Guale and Mocama

37
Q

Spread rapidly amongst the Native Americans after
interaction with Europeans.

A

Diseases

38
Q

Advantages that the Spanish had over the Native Americans in the Southeast.

A

Guns, Armor, Horses, War dogs

39
Q

Large mounds like we find at Etowah and Ocmulgee prove that the Mississippians had a belief system and a ___________.

A

religion

40
Q

A spear launching device which allows a spear to be thrown farther and harder than with the arm alone. May have been created by the Paleo Indians.

A

atlatl

41
Q

Constantly moving from place to place, without a permanent settlement.

A

nomadic

42
Q

Something the Natives had very little of in regards to European diseases.

A

immunity

43
Q

Spanish conquistador that was the first European to explore the land we now call Georgia.

A

Hernando DeSoto

44
Q

Way of life

A

culture

45
Q

The three European countries competing for land in the southeastern part of North America.

A

Spain, England, France

46
Q

The European explorers who were first
encountered by the people of the Mississippian cultures.

A

Spanish

47
Q

“before history”

A

prehistoric

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