Vocabulary
What is culture?
a pattern of behavior shared by a group of people (includes: food, language, clothing, customs, beliefs, religion, music, art)
Who was the first prehistoric indigenous tribe?
Paleo
Name all of the tribes that were located in Tennessee.
Creek, Shawnee, Cherokee and Chickasaw
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of diseases, ideas, people, traditions, and more.
What happened to Native Americans land when the Europeans came?
They destoryed/stole the land
What are traditions?
handing down of beliefs or customs
Who was the Archaic?
this prehistoric indigenous culture adapted from the Paleo culture
Tell the locations of all 4 tribes.
Cherokee: Eastern Tennessee
Creek: Southern Tennessee
Chickasaw: West and Middle Tennessee
Shawne: Middle Tennessee
Who was the Columbian Exchange named after?
Christopher Columbus
Europeans had more advanced ____________ that lead to the destruction of the Native Americans.
weapons
What are artifacts?
material remains of past human life and activities (e.g. tools, pots)
Who was the most recent Pre Historic tribes?
Mississippians
Who is Nancy Ward? What was her title? How did she earn it?
Cherokee woman who took her husband’s place in battle after he died. She was given the title “Beloved Woman”
Why did the Europeans come to The New World?
In search of land and gold/money
Name two countries that conquered the Native Americans.
Britain, France and Spain
What does Indigenous mean?
occurs naturally in a particular region (indigenous people are originally from a particular region)
Which archaeological site is located in Coffee County, TN and is the site of stacked stone enclosures made by the Woodland natives?
Old Stone Fort
Who is Sequoyah? Why is he important to Cherokee culture?
Cherokee man who created the Cherokee alphabet so his people could communicate on paper.
Name 3 diseases the Europeans brought with them to the New World?
Flu, smallpox, measles, whooping cough, and influenza.
What effect did the Europeans have on the indigenous people?
Answers will vary.
Who is a scientist who studies the people of the past by looking at what they made, used and left behind?
Archaeologist
Which archaeological site is located in Williamson County, TN, and is the site of bones and other artifacts from the Paleo natives?
Coats-Hines Site
What is the role of the chief?
is the leader of an indigenous tribe
What impact did the Columbian Exchange have on the indigenous people in the Western Hemisphere?
Answers will vary.
What lead to the defeat of the Native Americans?
Answers will vary.