WEBQUEST: Paleo, Archaic Woodland and Mississippians of Georgia

In this lesson, you will learn more about the early people who occupied Georgia. You will also tour a virtual village.

Instructions: Use the hyperlinks to find information to complete each item. Visit Answers.com to learn about archeology and anthropology. (Be sure to click on the speaker next to each word so that you can hear the correct pronunciation.) Fill in the blank with the correct word.

1. ______is the systematic study of past human life and culture by the recovery and examination of remaining material evidence, such as graves, buildings, tools, and pottery.

2. ______is the scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans.

3. Use the links below to complete the chart on the Early Indians.

Name Time period Evidence of Occupation Paleo Indians

Archaic Indians

Woodland Indians

Mississippian and Late Prehistoric Indians

4. Ocmulgee National Monument preserves a continuous record of human life in the Southeast from the earliest times to the present. Between AD 900 and 1200 which group of Indians lived in this area and what did they leave Tour Cahokia Indian Mounds and answer the following questions:

5. How did Cahokia compare in size to London around 1250 AD? ______6. What is the largest mound on the site? Why is called by that name? ______7. When did the city begin to decline? What are some reasons that may have caused the decline? ______8. What were dugout canoes made from and how big were they? ______9. How was the temple mound created? What was its significance? ______

More to Explore Numerous Indian nations made their homes in Georgia; however, the two largest tribes in Georgia were the Creek and Cherokee. Visit the links to learn more about these tribes. Note: On the Official Cherokee Nation website, be sure to check out the Dikaneisdi (Word List). Every time you visit the page, it provides an English word and the Cherokee translation, written and spoken in the Cherokee language.