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?