Study Guide for Chapter 4 Test
Name ____________________
Define:
Period_________________
Date___________________
middens
atlatl
sherds
context
clovis points
ecofacts
migration
site
projectiles
artifacts
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Where did the first humans in Georgia come from?
Postmolds may reveal the remains of __________________.
List the ways that archaeologist can determine the age of artifacts.
The first humans came to the North American continent ______________ the Ice Age. (time
frame)
5) List the ways that archaeologists collect data.
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The slowest work of an archaeologist takes place where?
When did humans first arrive in Georgia? Around ____________ B.C.
The first humans in Georgia were wanderers looking for ________________.
The period before written records were kept is called ____________.
What did indigenous Americans use mounds for?
11) In 1540 Spanish explorers ended Georgia’s ___________ period.
12) If less carbon 14 is found in an object it is older or newer? _______________
13) What is a site map used for?
14) The land bridge that connected Asia with N. A. is called what?
15) Why did Mound Builders disappear?
16) Native American cultural periods in Georgia are called _______________.
17) What protected Woodland settlements?
Circle the item that came first in each row.
Bow & arrow
spear
Paleo Period
Archaic Period
Field Work
Laboratory Work
Mississipian Period
Woodland Period
Clay/plan fiber pottery
Clay/sand or grit pottery
Place one of the letters next to the related word for that time period:
A)
B)
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D)
E)
Archaic
Mississippian
Paleo
Woodland
All of Above
___Clovis points
___chiefdoms
___Etowah & Ocmulgee Mounds
___1st to build mounds ___clay & sand or grit pottery
___Ate small game, deer, wild fruits/veg.
___bands
___Kolomoki/Rock Eagle
___bow & arrow
___Ate sloths, mastodons, giant bison ____large, permanent settlements
___1st to trade with other Indians
___life span of 30 – 40 years
___1st to plant seeds for food
___corn & beans
___May have developed the atlatl
___encountered by Desoto
___middens
___first to use pottery
___Known to have lived in Georgia
The Test on Friday will consists of multiple choice, true/false, matching