Creeks

Historic Period- after the Mississippians disappeared, we enter into the historical period because Europeans did what?

• could speak English

• lived in houses

• started to write down or document the people they met

• started taking herbal medicine

Two largest tribal nations living in Georgia

• Creeks

• Cherokee

• Chapman

• Chatenhal

how many tribes lived in Georgia during the pre Columbus time?

• 14

• 24

• 52

• 36

what language did the Georgia tribes speak?

• Muskogean

• Muskrat

• Muskodian

• Similaric

according to creek legend these tribes moved into the area and formed small tribunal bands to

• protest

• assimilate

• blend in

• pass through

in 1715 these newcomers from South Carolina named the Creeks "Indians living on Ochese Creek near Macon

• German

• English

• Spanish

• Chinese

who began applying the name to every native resident of the deep south? they numbered about 10,000

• traders

• horseman

• welders

• beggers

What is the true name for the creeks?

• Muskogee

• Hitchiti

• Muskodian

• Hitaci

the center of town was in Creek towns was for

• religious observances

• making fires

• burning people who broke the law

• dating

the center of the plaza was a a made of poles and mud that was used for

• rotunda, council meetings

• rotunda, witch doctors

• rotunda, unganda

• round about