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Transcript of Warm-up for 08.27.09 Tomorrow we will have our first quiz. You need to study the following items: 1....
Warm-up for 08.27.09
Tomorrow we will have our first quiz. You need to study the following items:
1. Georgia’s Geography handout
2. Georgia’s Physiographic Regions Organizer
3. Georgia Indian Traditions Organizer (Prehistory)
Quiz1. Georgia’s Geography handout
1. Know what hemisphere, continent, country, and region Georgia is located in
2. Know the 5 border states of GA
2. Georgia’s Physiographic Regions Organizer1. Be able to label the 5 regions of GA2. Be able to label and explain what the Fall Line is3. Know what types of physical features, natural resources,
jobs, major cities and attractions are found in each of the 5 regions
3. Georgia Indian Traditions Organizer (Prehistory)1. Be able to identify a time period from prehistory if given a list of
characteristics from that age2. Be able to tell how and why Indian’s culture and way of life
evolved over time
Warm-up for 08.28.11
What does the term “pre-history” mean, and how does it relate to GA Studies?
**Have standards and a highlighter out after you finish warm-up.
Warm-up for 08.24.09
Based upon our work over the past 2 weeks, in which of GA’s 5 Physiographic Regions would you most like to live and work as an adult one day, and why?
**Have standards and a highlighter out after you finish warm-up.
**FYI - I will be giving you 10 min. to wrap up your projects for turn in.
Warm-up for 08.25.09
The high mark of technological progress in the Paleo Period was the __________ and in the Archaic period it was the _______________.
**Please have your book out and open to pg. 76. Otherwise open agenda to calendar for me to sign.
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Warm-up for 08.25.09
What does the term “pre-history” mean, and how does it relate to GA Studies?
**Please have your book out and open to pg. 75. Otherwise open agenda to calendar for me to sign.
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Warm-up for 08.26.09
The high mark of technological progress in the Woodland Period was the __________ and in the Mississippian period it was the _______________.
**Please have your book out and open to pg. 78. Otherwise open agenda to calendar for me to
sign. : (
Warm-up for 08.26.09
In your opinion, _______________ was the greatest invention of the Paleo Period, and ______________ was the greatest invention of the Archaic period.
**Please have your book out and open to pg. 77. Otherwise open agenda to calendar for me to sign.
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What is prehistory?
Um…the history before history…
Georgia’s Prehistoric Periods
We will start on PAGE 162!
The Paleo Period Dates
11,000-8,000 B.C. Weapons
“Clovis” points Stone spear points
Knives and scrapers Atlatl – used to propel spears
long distances Food
Large game hunted animals Mammoths, bisons, ground
sloths, and mastadons Wild berries and nuts gathered
Dwellings Lived in groups of 20-
50 Nomadic = always on
the move for food = no permanent housing
Slept in caves, under cliffs, and dug out “sleeping pits”
Religion Artifacts to suggest
general spirituality – nothing specific
Paleo = “Very old” / few lived to be 30 yrs. old
Snapshots of Paleo-Indian Life
The Archaic Period Dates
8,000 – 1,500 B.C. Weapons
New tools invented to save time and effort
Clovis points become smaller and sharper
Grooved Axe – stone head w/ wood handle. Used primarily to chop wood / remove brush
Food Hunted smaller game as period
progresses Deer, bear, turkey, rabbit, birds, fish
Fishing and gathering important Large remains of middens (trash
heaps of shells ) found on Stallings Island in GA
Invented : Clay pots to store and transport food in created
Dwellings Small groups gathered to
form larger groups of 50-100: based on families
Would move from season to season
Semi-permanent housing w/ wooden poles covered by animal hides, braches, and bark
Religion Proper burial of the dead
seems to be important Tools, weapons, and
ornaments found in tombs
Things becoming more settled
Snapshots of Archaic-Indian Life
Snapshots of Archaic-Indian Life
Stallings Island: The oldest pottery in North America made from Spanish moss and clay was discovered here!
Stallings Island:Stallings Island, a National Historic Landmark site, was a major settlement of Late Archaic Native Americans from 4,500 to 3,500
years ago.
Located in the Savannah River eight miles upstream from Augusta, the sixteen-acre island is the namesake of Stallings Culture and its hallmark pottery, Stallings fiber-tempered wares, the oldest pottery in North America.
The Woodland Period Dates
1,000 B.C. – 1,000 A.D. Weapons
Bow and Arrow – better accuracy/saves time
Arrowheads become smaller and sharper
Food Beginning of Horticulture
Seeds are saved for planting Nuts, corn, squash, and
bottle-gourd Digging sticks for planting
Small game hunted
Dwellings More sturdy houses as
small groups join together and form tribes
Flat-topped mounds for gathering/ceremonies
Animal effigy mounds – Rock Eagle created in 200 A.D. near Eatonton.
Religion Burial mounds with
more elaborate tombs containing jewelry, pottery, figurines, and ceremonial objects
The Mound-Builders!
Snapshots of Woodland-Indian LifeEvidence of long-distance trading
Snapshots of Woodland-Indian Life
Rock Eagle:
http://www.lostworlds.org/rock_eagle.html
Kolomoki Mounds (1st in GA):
http://www.lostworlds.org/kolomoki_mounds.html
The Mississippian Period Dates
800 A.D. – about 1600 A.D. Weapons
All tools and weapons from previous periods – only better-made and more effective
Food Grew most food
Corn, beans, pumpkin, and squash
Used slash-and-burn technique
Stored food in storehouses for a constant supply
Dwellings Large-scale communities
w/ palisades and moats Several 1,000 families
living together Wattle and daub houses
made of clay, wood, and forest brush
Mound communities like Etowah and Ocmulgee Indians Mounds in Macon.
Religion Priest-chief presides over
religious ceremonies Religious aspects
controlled by govt.
The Europeans are coming soon!
Snapshots of Mississippian-Indian Life
Snapshots of Mississippian-Indian Life
Etowah Indian Mounds:
http://www.lostworlds.org/ga_mississippian.html
End of Prehistory?
Prehistory ends in Georgia with the arrival of Spanish-Explorer Hernando deSoto. (around 1539) Beginning of
traditional European written records of GA
Brief Look at Spanish Exploration of the Americas
Leif Ericsson (Iceland) – 1000 A.D. Newfoundland – Canada
Christopher Columbus (Spain) – 1492 Dominican Republic
Later called Hispaniola
Juan Ponce de Leon (Spain) – 1513 Florida
Hernando Cortes (Spain) – 1519 Mexico (Aztecs)
Brief Look at Spanish Exploration of the Americas
Panfilo de Narvaez (Spain) – 1527 Tampa Bay
Francisco Pizarro (Spain) – 1535 Peru (Incas)
Cabeza de Vaca (Spain) - @ 1538 One of 4 survivors of Narvaez Exp. Florida, Gulf Coast, Texas, and Mexico
AT SAME TIME AS DE SOTO – Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
New Mexico (7 Cities of Gold)
Brief Look at Spanish Exploration of the Americas
AT SAME TIME AS DE SOTO – Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
New Mexico (7 Cities of Gold)
Brief Look at Spanish Exploration of the Americas
DE SOTO’s ROUTE (1539) –
Brief Look at European Exploration of the Americas
What did they want?