Warm-up for 08.27.09
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Tomorrow we will have our first
quiz. You need to study the
following items:
1.
2.
3.
Georgia’s Geography handout
Georgia’s Physiographic Regions
Organizer
Georgia Indian Traditions Organizer
(Prehistory)
Quiz
Georgia’s Geography handout
1.
1.
2.
Know what hemisphere, continent, country, and region Georgia
is located in
Know the 5 border states of GA
Georgia’s Physiographic Regions Organizer
2.
1.
2.
3.
Be able to label the 5 regions of GA
Be able to label and explain what the Fall Line is
Know what types of physical features, natural resources,
jobs, major cities and attractions are found in each of the 5
regions
Georgia Indian Traditions Organizer (Prehistory)
3.
1.
2.
Be able to identify a time period from prehistory if given a list of
characteristics from that age
Be able to tell how and why Indian’s culture and way of life
evolved over time
Warm-up for 08.28.11
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What does the term “prehistory” mean, and how does it
relate to GA Studies?
**Have standards and a highlighter out
after you finish warm-up.
Warm-up for 08.24.09
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Based upon our work over the past
2 weeks, in which of GA’s 5
Physiographic Regions would you
most like to live and work as an
adult one day, and why?
**Have standards and a highlighter out after
you finish warm-up.
**FYI - I will be giving you 10 min. to wrap up
your projects for turn in.
Warm-up for 08.25.09
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The high mark of technological
progress in the Paleo Period was the
__________ and in the Archaic
period it was the _______________.
**Please have your book out and open to pg. 76.
Otherwise open agenda to calendar for me to sign.
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Warm-up for 08.25.09
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What does the term “pre-history”
mean, and how does it relate to GA
Studies?
**Please have your book out and open to pg. 75. Otherwise
open agenda to calendar for me to sign.
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Warm-up for 08.26.09
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The high mark of technological
progress in the Woodland Period
was the __________ and in the
Mississippian period it was the
_______________.
**Please have your book out and open to pg. 78.
Otherwise open agenda to calendar for me to
sign.
:(
Warm-up for 08.26.09
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In your opinion, _______________
was the greatest invention of the
Paleo Period, and ______________
was the greatest invention of the
Archaic period.
**Please have your book out and open to pg. 77.
Otherwise open agenda to calendar for me to sign.
:(
What is prehistory?
Um…the history before
history…
Georgia’s Prehistoric Periods
We will start on PAGE 162!
Paleo = “Very old” / few lived
to be 30 yrs. old
The Paleo Period
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Dates
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11,000-8,000 B.C.
Weapons
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“Clovis” points
 Stone spear points
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Knives and scrapers
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Atlatl – used to propel spears
long distances
Food
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Large game hunted animals
 Mammoths, bisons, ground
sloths, and mastadons
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Wild berries and nuts gathered
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Dwellings
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Lived in groups of 2050
Nomadic = always on
the move for food = no
permanent housing
Slept in caves, under
cliffs, and dug out
“sleeping pits”
Religion
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Artifacts to suggest
general spirituality –
nothing specific
Snapshots of Paleo-Indian Life
Things becoming more settled
The Archaic Period
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Dates
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8,000 – 1,500 B.C.
Weapons
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New tools invented to save time and
effort
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Clovis points become smaller and
sharper
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Grooved Axe – stone head w/ wood
handle. Used primarily to chop wood /
remove brush
Food
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Hunted smaller game as period
progresses
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Deer, bear, turkey, rabbit, birds, fish
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Fishing and gathering important
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Large remains of middens (trash
heaps of shells ) found on Stallings
Island in GA
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Invented : Clay pots to store and
transport food in created
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Dwellings
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Small groups gathered to
form larger groups of 50100: based on families
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Would move from season
to season
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Semi-permanent housing
w/ wooden poles covered
by animal hides, braches,
and bark
Religion
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Proper burial of the dead
seems to be important
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Tools, weapons, and
ornaments found in
tombs
Snapshots of Archaic-Indian Life
Snapshots of Archaic-Indian Life
Stallings Island: The oldest pottery in North America
made from Spanish moss and clay was discovered here!
Stallings Island:
Stallings Island, a
National Historic
Landmark site, was
a major settlement
of Late Archaic
Native Americans
from 4,500 to 3,500
years ago.
Located in the
Savannah River eight
miles upstream from
Augusta, the sixteenacre island is the
namesake of Stallings
Culture and its hallmark
pottery, Stallings fibertempered wares, the
oldest pottery in North
America.
The Mound-Builders!
The Woodland Period
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Dates
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1,000 B.C. – 1,000 A.D.
Weapons
Bow and Arrow – better
accuracy/saves time
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Arrowheads become smaller and
sharper
Food
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Beginning of Horticulture
 Seeds are saved for planting
 Nuts, corn, squash, and
bottle-gourd
 Digging sticks for planting
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Small game hunted
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Dwellings
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More sturdy houses as
small groups join
together and form tribes
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Flat-topped mounds for
gathering/ceremonies
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Animal effigy mounds –
Rock Eagle created in
200 A.D. near Eatonton.
Religion
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Burial mounds with
more elaborate tombs
containing jewelry,
pottery, figurines, and
ceremonial objects
Evidence of long-distance trading
Snapshots of Woodland-Indian Life
Snapshots of Woodland-Indian
Life
Rock Eagle:
http://www.lostworlds.org/rock_eagle.html
Kolomoki Mounds (1st in GA):
http://www.lostworlds.org/kolomoki_mounds.htm
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The Europeans are
coming soon!
The Mississippian Period
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Dates
800 A.D. – about 1600 A.D.
Weapons
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All tools and weapons from
previous periods – only bettermade and more effective
Food
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Grew most food
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Corn, beans, pumpkin, and
squash
Used slash-and-burn
technique
Stored food in storehouses
for a constant supply
Dwellings
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Large-scale communities
w/ palisades and moats
Several 1,000 families
living together
Wattle and daub houses
made of clay, wood, and
forest brush
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Mound communities like
Etowah and Ocmulgee
Indians Mounds in
Macon.
Religion
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Priest-chief presides over
religious ceremonies
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Religious aspects
controlled by govt.
Snapshots of Mississippian-Indian Life
Snapshots of MississippianIndian Life
Etowah Indian Mounds:
http://www.lostworlds.org/ga_mississippian.html
End of Prehistory?
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Prehistory ends in
Georgia with the
arrival of SpanishExplorer Hernando
deSoto. (around
1539)
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Beginning of
traditional European
written records of
GA
Brief Look at Spanish
Exploration of the Americas
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Leif Ericsson (Iceland) – 1000 A.D.
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Newfoundland – Canada
Christopher Columbus (Spain) – 1492
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Dominican Republic
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Juan Ponce de Leon (Spain) – 1513
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Later called Hispaniola
Florida
Hernando Cortes (Spain) – 1519
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Mexico (Aztecs)
Brief Look at Spanish
Exploration of the Americas
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Panfilo de Narvaez (Spain) – 1527
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Francisco Pizarro (Spain) – 1535
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Tampa Bay
Peru (Incas)
Cabeza de Vaca (Spain) - @ 1538
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One of 4 survivors of Narvaez Exp.
Florida, Gulf Coast, Texas,
and Mexico
Brief Look at Spanish
Exploration of the Americas
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AT SAME TIME AS DE SOTO –
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
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New Mexico (7 Cities of Gold)
Brief Look at Spanish
Exploration of the Americas
DE SOTO’s ROUTE (1539) –
Brief Look at European
Exploration of the Americas
What did they want?