What type of civilization characterized the Mississippian period in Georgia?

Ans: Chiefdoms: smaller villages with leaders that answered to one greater

leader. Destroyed by European invasion bringing disease and violence

What was the largest chiefdom in Georgia and where was it located?

Ans: Coosa Chiefdom in Murray and Gordon county. Etowah site in

Cartersville is also a significant relic

Who was the first European to explore Georgia?

Ans: Hernando de Soto, arrived with Spanish...