1. Unit 2 The Prehistoric Period Mr. Lamm

2. The Location of Georgia Locate Georgia in relation to hemisphere. Locate Georgia in relation to hemisphere. What divides these hemispheres? What divides these hemispheres?

3. The Location of Georgia Locate Georgia in relation to hemisphere. Locate Georgia in relation to hemisphere.

4. The Location of Georgia On what continent is Georgia located? On what continent is Georgia located?

5. The Location of Georgia Georgia is a part of what nation? Georgia is a part of what nation?

6. The Location of Georgia Georgia’s regions Georgia’s regions

7. The Location of Georgia What time zone? What time zone?

8. Physiographic Regions

9. 5 Physiographic Regions of Georgia Georgia Coastal Plains Piedmont Appalachian Plateau Blue Ridge Ridge and Valley

10. The Regions Coastal Plains Region where you live Flat Largest region south of Fall Line Once covered by oceans

11. The Regions Piedmont Hilly Hard bedrock of granite, gneiss, And marble “Foot of the Mountains” Between Fall Line and Mountains

12. The Regions Appalachian Plateau Smallest Coal Sand Mountain and Lookout Mountain 300 square mile region in the northwest

13. The Regions Blue Ridge Highest elevation Most Rainfall Appalachian Trail begins In northeast Georgia

14. The Regions Ridge and Valley Sandstone ridges Rolling valleys used for farming and pasture In northwest Georgia Noted for parallel ridges separated by valleys

15. Other Terms to Know Barrier Islands Barrier Islands Climate Climate Fall Line Fall Line Physiographic Province Physiographic Province Precipitation Precipitation Weather Weather

16. Georgia’s Prehistoric Past

17. Notes The prehistoric period is the era before written records were kept. The prehistoric period is the era before written records were kept. The year 1540, when Spanish explorers came to Georgia, is considered to be the end of Georgia’s prehistoric period and the beginning of the historic period. The year 1540, when Spanish explorers came to Georgia, is considered to be the end of Georgia’s prehistoric period and the beginning of the historic period.

18. Notes The first humans came to Georgia from Asia. The first humans came to Georgia from Asia. The first humans came to the North American continent during the Ice Age. The first humans came to the North American continent during the Ice Age. The land bridge that connected Asia with North America was called Beringia. The land bridge that connected Asia with North America was called Beringia.

19. Beringia Land bridge Land bridge

20. Notes The movement of people from one place to another is called migration. The movement of people from one place to another is called migration. The first people in Georgia were wanderers, that is, they were always on the move looking for food. The first people in Georgia were wanderers, that is, they were always on the move looking for food. The first humans arrived in Georgia around 10,000 B.C. The first humans arrived in Georgia around 10,000 B.C. The Native American cultural periods in Georgia are also called traditions. The Native American cultural periods in Georgia are also called traditions.

21. Notes Traditions Paleo 10,000 to 8000 B.C. Archaic 8000 to 1000 B.C. Woodland 1000 B.C. to A.D. 1000 Mississippian A.D. 1000 to 1600 All of the Indians in these traditions lived in Georgia at one time or another.

22. Notes Paleo Used Clovis Points as spear heads Lived in bands May have developed the atlatl Life span of 30 to 40 years Ate giant sloths, mastodons, giant bison

23. Notes Large spearheads attached to heavy handles and used for jabbing animals are called Clovis points. Large spearheads attached to heavy handles and used for jabbing animals are called Clovis points. A spear-throwing device used by the early Indians is called an atlatl. A spear-throwing device used by the early Indians is called an atlatl.

24. Clovis Points Large spearheads Large spearheads

25. Atlatl Spear throwing device Spear throwing device

26. Notes Archaic Middens First to use pottery made from clay and plant fiber Ate small game, deer, wild fruits, and vegetables

27. Notes Great piles of shells thrown away by the Indians near the coast are called middens. Great piles of shells thrown away by the Indians near the coast are called middens.

28. Notes Woodland First to build mounds Made clay and sand pottery First to use bow and arrow First to plant seeds for food First to trade with other Indians Kolomoki and Rock Eagle Mounds

29. Notes Mississippian Chiefdoms Large permanent settlements Grew corn and beans Encountered by Hernando de Soto Etowah and Ocmulgee Mounds

30. Notes Mississippian settlements were protected by a wooden palisade and moat. Mississippian settlements were protected by a wooden palisade and moat. Mounds were used for ceremonies and burials. Mounds were used for ceremonies and burials. The Mound Builders disappeared because they caught diseases from the Europeans. The Mound Builders disappeared because they caught diseases from the Europeans.

31. Etowah Indian Mounds

32. Bibliography All images were downloaded from searching Google – images. All images were downloaded from searching Google – images.