The Catawba
The Cherokee
Yemassee
Eastern Woodland Tribes
Vocabulary
100

The Catawba are also called “_____ people”

River

100

Cherokee villages usually had this protective wall around them.

Palisades

100

In the summer, the Yemassee lived in these beachside homes.

WigWams

100

The technique of weaving branches and sealing them with clay and grass is called what?

Wattle and Daub

100

The smallest region, characterized by mountains, forests, and waterfalls.

The Blue Ridge

200

This was the Catawba’s main method of making laws and decisions.

The Council House

200

Cherokee summer homes were called these.

Longhouses

200

The Yemassee were different from other tribes because their diet included this.

ShellFish

200

corn, beans, and squash are grown together is called what?

3 sister technique

200

Includes barrier islands, sand dunes, and harbors, and is known for tourism and beaches.

Coastal Zone

300

Name the three main crops grown by the Catawba.

corn, beans, and squash

300

Name two main rivers or lakes important to the Cherokee in SC.

Lake Jocassee and Lake Keowee

300

This 1715 conflict is the most famous event involving the Yemassee.

Yamasee War

300

villages were usually built near what natural feature?

Rivers

300

an isolated hill or mountain that stands above a surrounding plain

Monadnock

400

The Catawba were especially known for making these clay objects.

Catawba Bowls/ Pottery

400

Which was more powerful in Cherokee government — the chief or the council?

The Council

400

The Yemassee originally migrated from this state before coming to South Carolina.

Flordia

400

Besides food and transportation, name one other benefit rivers provided.

Water for drinking, bartering, bathing

400

an imaginary line where the water drops rapidly from the higher land to lower land(causes rushing water and rapids

Fall Line

500

The Catawba primarily claimed which SC region

The Piedmont Region

500

Cherokee villages typically had between how many homes?

50-100

500

Much of what we know about the Yemassee comes from this type of archeological site.

Burial Mounds

500

What method did tribes use to drive animals out while hunting?

Fire

500

Which River Basin Borders Georgia on the West boarder of the state 

Savannah River 

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