Georgia Studies History Unit 1

What is a chiefdom?

• house in which the Chief lives

• a hierarchical society where everyone is equal

• a hierarchal society made up of a small number of elites and a majority of commoners

• a hierarchal society made up of a majority of elites and a small number of commoners

What are earthen mounds?

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

• cemeteries only and served no other purpose

• piles of rock and debris

• garbage dumps of ancient peoples

What is wattle and daub?

• species of deer

• walls built out of sticks and covered with mud or clay

• a structure dedicated to worship

• a hunting strategy

What is horticulture?

• people who study birds

• the study of wildlife

• the cultivation of plant in gardens

• the cultivation of culture in a society

Who is Hernando DeSoto?

• the first known European explorer in Georgia

• first general in the United States Army

• King of Spain

• King of England

Who are the Creek and Cherokee?

• counties in Georgia

• cities in Georgia

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

• the descendants of the Pacific Northwest Native American tribes

What is maize?

• a kind of maze

• peas

• apples

• corn

What are conquistadors?

• Irish soldiers that take over an area by force

• English soldiers that take over an area by force

• Norse soldiers that take over an area by force

• Spanish soldiers that take over an area by force

What is mercantilism?

• the economic policy in which a country seeks to import more than it exports

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

• the economic policy in which a company see to sell goods at a high price

• the economic policy in which a company seeks to buy raw materials at a low price

What are missions?

• governments

• monarchies

• companies

• churches