8th Grade Social Studies Study Guide (GA
Milestones) Questions and Answers
Native Americans Many groups of Native Americans once made what is now Georgia
their home, including the Apalachicola, Cherokee, Muscogee, and Yamacraw tribes.
Okefenokee Swamp A large but shallow wetland in southeast Georgia and northeast
Florida. Much of the area is today protected as part of a national refuge.
Paleo culture An early native culture which lived in the Southeast during the Ice Age,
from approximately 10,000 to 8000 BCE**. The Paleo people were nomadic and
depended mainly on animals for food.
Piedmont A region of Georgia located between the Coastal Plain in the south and
mountains in the north. It is hilly, the second-largest region of the state, and the most
populated.
Savannah River A river that begins in South Carolina, flows along the South Carolina and
Georgia border, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. It is about 300 miles long
Paleo Indians (12,000 BCE-8,000 BCE) The first humans in Georgia; they were nomadic
hunters and gatherers who hunted large game such as mastodons and giant bison.
Archaic Indians (8,000 BCE-1,000 BCE) The second oldest Native American culture in
Georgia; they are nomadic
hunters who hunted smaller game and are credited with developing grooved axes, the atlatl,
fish hooks, and pottery.
Milestones) Questions and Answers
Native Americans Many groups of Native Americans once made what is now Georgia
their home, including the Apalachicola, Cherokee, Muscogee, and Yamacraw tribes.
Okefenokee Swamp A large but shallow wetland in southeast Georgia and northeast
Florida. Much of the area is today protected as part of a national refuge.
Paleo culture An early native culture which lived in the Southeast during the Ice Age,
from approximately 10,000 to 8000 BCE**. The Paleo people were nomadic and
depended mainly on animals for food.
Piedmont A region of Georgia located between the Coastal Plain in the south and
mountains in the north. It is hilly, the second-largest region of the state, and the most
populated.
Savannah River A river that begins in South Carolina, flows along the South Carolina and
Georgia border, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. It is about 300 miles long
Paleo Indians (12,000 BCE-8,000 BCE) The first humans in Georgia; they were nomadic
hunters and gatherers who hunted large game such as mastodons and giant bison.
Archaic Indians (8,000 BCE-1,000 BCE) The second oldest Native American culture in
Georgia; they are nomadic
hunters who hunted smaller game and are credited with developing grooved axes, the atlatl,
fish hooks, and pottery.
