Natives and Early Explorers Vocabulary

Walls built of a network or interwoven sticks and covered with mud or clay; used by early American Indian cultures

• Chert

• Mounds

• Wattle & Daub

• Platform

Sedimentary rock used by the American Indians to make knives

• sandstone

• Chert

• limestone

• shale

The Mississippians grew their own crops. What was this practice called?

• Horticulture

• Farming

• Self-Sufficient

• Cultivating

Who were the power holders in Mississippian culture?

• Commoners

• Priests

• Elites

• Workforce

TRUE or FALSE

The Okefenokee Swamp was home for many Native Americans and location for many Spanish Missions.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The workforce in the Mississippian culture

• Chiefs

• Elites

• Commoners

• Priest

Which group of Native Americans was known for being large scale farmers and mound builders who traded throughout North America?

• Paleo

• Archaic

• Woodland

• Mississippian

The English Economic policy that focused more on exporting more than importing.

• Trade

• Missions

• Mercantilsm

• Interdependence

Churches set up by the Spanish in hopes of converting Native Americans to Christianity.

• Mercantilism

• Wattle & Daub

• Mounds

• Missions

Which Spanish Conquistador was created for being the first European in Georgia?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Marcus Arelius

• Miguel de Soto