SS8H1 - Vocab

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A hard, sedimentary rock used by Native Americans for tools and weapons.

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Chert

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American Indian civilization in the Southeastern US (800-1600 CE) known for building mounds.

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Mississippian Indians

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Corn, a main crop of the Mississippian culture.

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Maize

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Agriculture is large-scale food production; this is small-scale gardening.

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Horticulture

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Mississippian culture's ordinary people with no rank or title.

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Commoners

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A long island off the coast that protects the mainland from erosion and storms.

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barrier island

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Religious communities set up by the Spanish to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

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Spanish Missions

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In Mississippian culture, those with all power and privilege.

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Elites

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Spanish explorer drawn to Americas by tales of "cities of gold."

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Hernando de Soto

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A country must export more than it imports.

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Mercantilism