1. Section 2: Indian Nations in Georgia ESSENTIAL QUESTION –Which Indian nations lived in Georgia and how did they live?

2. Section 2: Indian Nations in Georgia What peoples do I need to know? –______________ (Muscogee) –______________

3. The Creeks (Muscogee) Originally from American _____________ Spoke Muskogean Discovered by early European explorers who called them _____________. Lived along Ocheese Creek (today’s _____________) Lived in italwa and talofa (________ villages surrounded by __________ villages) similar to today’s large city and surrounding __________

4. Creek (Muscogee) Lifestyle Village center featured a _________ and ____________. Games and ___________ held in plaza. Rotunda was used for _______ meetings. Wooden huts or log _________ with chimneys. Villages, ________ from larger villages, helped form a _______________. Successful ___________. plaza rotunda Religious ceremonies council cabins grew “mother village” confederacy

5. The Cherokee Lived in ____________________ region of the state. Called themselves Awi-yum-wija, which meant “___________” or “principal people.” Tribal _______: groups of Cherokee who believed themselves related by blood Two tribal chiefs: one for making _____ and one for making ___________ decisions. Clans governed on the ________ level Headman ruled a village. Decisions in council meetings were reached by ______________ rather than by ___________ vote.

6. The Cherokee Family Family lines were traced through the mother, not the father. The mother’s brothers took responsibility for raising her children. Mothers handled most domestic chores; fathers often left home to ______ or trade. Children played ________ that prepared them for adulthood.

7. Cherokee Lifestyle Built homes on high banks or hills along ____________________. Shelters were built from available materials, often plastered on the exterior to keep out rain and cold. Log cabins built for _________ living. Fishing and raising crops including _______ (corn) Barter: trading goods and _________ without use of ___________ was an economic system

8. Cherokee Religious Beliefs Believed Earth was large _________ resting on __________. “This World”: tribe was at ________ of the earth “Upper World”: (above This World) clean and pure world; _____ and ______ were chief gods “Under World”: (in waters below This World) disorder and change Deer and birds were _________; bears were _____.

9. Other Cherokee Lifestyle Practices Drank ginseng potion to stop bleeding or shortness of breath. Smoked tobacco on _____________ occasions when seeking the gods’ blessings. Green ______ Ceremony held to give thanks for corn, the most important _______________. Followed “Law of Retaliation,” avenging a wrong by getting even; this law helped __________ feuds within a tribe.