SS8H1 - Vocab

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

• Wattle and Daub

• Chert

• Maize

• Horticulture

An American Indian civilization that lived in the Southeastern United States from around 800 CE to 1600 CE. These people stayed in one place and built mounds.

• Paleo Indians

• Archaic Indians

• Mississippian Indians

• Cherokee Indians

Also known as corn, this was one of the main crops of the Mississippian culture.

• Maize

• Squash

• Pumpkins

• Pine Nuts

While agriculture is the large-scale practice of growing food for the market, this is the small-scale practice of gardening.

• Mercantilism

• Horticulture

• Wattle and Daub

• Commoners

Within the Mississippian culture, these were ordinary people with no rank or title.

• Chief

• Shaman

• Elites

• Commoners

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

• tidal island

• barrier island

• continental island

• oceanic island

These religious communities were set up by the Spanish to help convert Native Americans to Christianity.

• Spanish Missions

• Mercantilism

• Chert

• Elites

Within the Mississippian culture, these people held all power and privilege.

• Commoners

• Farmers

• Women

• Elites

This Spanish explorer and conquistador was drawn to the Americas by stories of "cities of gold."

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Amerigo Vespucci

The concept that a country must export (sell) more than it imports (buys)

• Mercantilism

• Communism

• Socialism

• Justpickanism