Describe the winter homes of the Cherokee.

Describe the summer homes of the Creek.

What were palisades?

• Fences built around religious temples to protect the Creek and Cherokee from evil spirits
• Walls built around homes to protect Creek and Cherokee villagers from harm
• Log walls built around Creek and Cherokee villages to provide protection

Which of Georgia's American Indians first began farming on a large scale?

• Cherokee
• Mississipian
• Navajo
• Creek

One of the nation’s largest swamps; 700 square mile fresh water wetland in the Coastal Plain; home to hundreds of species of plants and animals

• Okefenokee Swamp
• Florida Everglades
• Amazon Rainforest

Major river that forms most of the Georgia-South Carolina border; important for shipping and trade because it is deep and wide enough for large ships; also provides drinking water, recreation, and a source of power

• Chattahoochee River
• Mississippi River
• Missouri River
• Savannah River

A chain of mountains that stretches from Maine to the Blue Ridge region; nearly 100 miles are in Georgia

• Smokey Mountains
• Appalachian Mountains
• Rocky Mountains
• Mt. Kilimanjaro

Which TWO American Indians were present in Georgia when Europeans began exploring the area in the mid-1800s?

• Mississippian
• Cherokee
• Creek
• Navajo

Why did Georgia Indians settle near waterways? Select all that apply.

• Drinking
• Fishing
• Bathing
• Trading
• They didn't settle near rivers

Define INDIGENOUS: Select all that apply.

• originating or occurring naturally in a particular place
• separated by geography such as rivers and mountains
• inhabiting or existing in the coastal plain
• inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists