Georgia Studies History Unit 1

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Chiefdom

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A hierarchical society made up of a small number of elites and a majority of commoners.

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What are earthen mounds?

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structures dedicated to religious and social activities, some served as cemeteries

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Wattle and daub

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Walls built out of sticks and covered with mud or clay

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Horticulture

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the cultivation of plant in gardens

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Who is Hernando DeSoto?

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the first known European explorer in Georgia

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Who are the Creek and Cherokee?

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reorganized peoples into the historic tribes of Georgia that are the descendants of Mississippian peoples

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What is maize?

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corn

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What are conquistadors?

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Spanish soldiers that take over an area by force

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Mercantilism

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the economic policy in which a country seeks to export more than it imports

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What are missions?

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churches