Mississippians
Horticulture is defined as...
The ability to control one's food source
Which country did Hernando DeSoto sail from?
England wanted to explore the new world to help their economics. Explain how going to the new world would help them in relation to economics.
Spread Catholicism
Name the 5 regions of GA
Appalachian Plateau, Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley, Piedmont, and Coastal Plains
Prior to horticulture, what did prehistoric Indians such as the woodland, paleo and archaic do for food?
They were nomads who had to hunt and gather their food.
What did Hernando DeSoto hope to find on his quest to the new world?
Gold and riches
The first English settlement was where?
Jamestown, Virginia
Where was the first European settlement, by whom was it founded, and when was it founded?
St. Augustine, Florida; Spain; 1565
What are the 2 major ports in GA
Brunswick and Savannah
Why do archaeologist think that Mississippians were religious?
They found artifacts suggesting religious practices occurred in the temple mounds
Through harsh and violent tactics
Explain the religious reasoning England had for wanting to go to the new world.
Some Englishmen did not agree with the Church of England. There were major conflicts between the Protestants and the Catholics. The Protestants sought religious freedom from persecution and fled to the new world. They also wanted to spread the Protestant beliefs to the natives.
Where did they first set up Spanish Missions?
The Barrier Islands
Where would you find evidence of the Spanish missions?
Barrier Islands
As a result of DeSoto's expedition, what happened to the Mississippians?
Many died due to disease and conflict, but the survivors formed two new societies: The Creek and The Cherokee
What was an unintended result of DeSoto's expedition?
Explain why a commoner from England would want to travel to the new world
There were more opportunities for success in the new world. Men in England could only be successful if they were born into it. Men in the new world could work hard to be successful and achieve wealth.
What were Spain's motivations for exploring? Name the 3 and explain them
Gold- search for wealth, God- spread Catholicism, and Glory- become famous
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The gift of time, or horticulture, allowed the Mississippian Indians to become a more developed society. Name 4 ways the Mississippians became a more developed society.
1. Making jewelry
2. Making pottery to store seeds
3. Created temple mounds for a chiefdom society and religious activities
4. Created a chiefdom society with a social hierarchy
5. Created ways to protect the village by using palisades, building walls, and guard towers
6. Invented games like lacrosse
Why was DeSoto considered "unsuccessful", what did he die of, and where was he buried?
1. Explore new land
2. Colonize the land
3. Take the raw materials back to the mother country
4. make the finished good
5. export the finished good
Why did the Spanish missions decline?
The natives rebelled and killed some priests, so the missions declined.
What 3 major cities are on the fall line?
Augusta, Columbus, Macon