Cherokee
Creek
Vocabulary
Homes/Tools
Food/Clothing
100

What region of Georgia did the Cherokee live? 

North 

100

What region of Georgia did the Creek live in?

South

100

What does the word artifact mean? *Hint* Arrowheads



an object made by people in the past.

100

What tool did they use to cross bodies of water? 

Canoes

100

The Cherokee and Creek people mainly grew what?

corn, beans, and squash

200

When Cherokee people were forced out of their homes and move to Oklahoma, this was called what?

The Trail of Tears

200

The Creek people were descendants of the _____ group of people to live in Georgia. 

First 

200

What does the word natural resource mean?

things found in nature that people use like wood, water, soil, and plants. 

200

What tool did Creeks and Cherokees use to catch fish?

Fishing nets

200

Who did most of the gardening and harvesting? 

Women 

300

The women also gathered plants that were in the wild, what were the plants? 

Berries, nuts, and roots. 

300

What were the Creek people named after from in Georgia? 

A creek. 

300

What does the word ancestors mean?

family members who lived long ago. 

300

What tools did they use to kill wild animals?

Bow and Arrows and Blowguns 

300
How did the men contribute to getting food?

They would hunt. 

400

Why would the Cherokee men wear tattoos and painted their faces? 

Before going into battle 

400

What were the homes that the Cherokee and Creek people make? Which one was the winter home? Which one was the summer home? 

Wattle and Daub (winter home) and Chickees (summer home). 

400

what does the word harvesting mean?

to gather or pick a crop

400

What tools might Creeks and Cherokees use to chop wood or hunt? 

Tomahawk 

400

What did Creek and Cherokee people make their clothes from? 

Hides or skins of animals 
500

What types of tools did the Cherokee make to help them farm?

Axes, knives, hoes, and shovels. Made from rocks. 

500

What was the reason to raise the Chickees off of the ground? 

Snakes and alligators could not get into the Chickees

500

What does the word transportation mean?

How things move from place to place. For example, bus, car, train, plane, canoe, or boat. 

500

What tool might they use to kill a fish? 

Spear

500

What was the name of the shows that were made from deer or animal skin?

Moccasins