Spanish
The Missions were built here by the Spanish to convert Indians to Christianity
What are the Barrier Islands?
Three main reasons for Spain exploration.
What is God, gold, glory?
These were the three main crops grown by Mississippian Indians.
What are maize, squash, and beans?
The Mississippians made weapons out of these.
What are stones and animal bones?
First European explorer in Georgia
Who is Hernando DeSoto?
The belief that a country should export more than it imports
What is mercantilism?
To honor their dead, the Mississippians would do this.
What is dress them in fine clothing and tattoo their bodies?
This is how the Indians got their food. (2 ways)
What is hunting and gathering?
This weapon had a long shaft and a sharp end was used to hunt.
What is a spear?
This man, in this year, is credited with "discovering" the New World.
Who is Christopher Columbus in 1492?
Country moving to the New World in search of permanent colonies and mercantilism
What is England?
Built by American Indians to hold religious and social activities and sometimes used as cemeteries.
What are mounds?
Mississippian Indians organized their civilizations in these living communities.
This Native American civilization in Georgia had the most advanced weapons and tools.
Who are the Mississippian Indians?
Specific religion Spanish wanted to convert Indians to.
What is Catholicism?
Hernando DeSoto's expedition was considered this.
What is a failure?
The name of the Mississippian Indians Hierarchy society.
What are Chiefdoms?
The Indians began this on a large scale to support large populations.
What is farming?
Mississippians were famous for their craftsmanship of these items.
What are pottery and jewelry?
The deadliest (of many) diseases brought over by the Spanish
What is smallpox?
What year did Hernando de Soto enter Georgia on his expedition?
What is 1540?
The Mississippians tribe reorganized into two tribes after many died from diseases.
What are Cherokee and Creek Indians?
These two characteristics of Mississippian villages helped to protect them from unwanted visitors.
What are moats and palisades?
Why did the Spanish establish missions on Georgia's barrier islands?
What is to convert American Indians to Christianity?