USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian people were: Native Americans who lived in Georgia prior to European arrival.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mississippian settlements contained thousands of families. When Europeans really started exploring Georgia in the mid 1500s, there were two major indigenous tribes left in the state. The Creek Indians lived in southern Georgia, while the Cherokee lived in the northern part of the state.

Detailed explanation-3: -Native Americans The land that is today the state of Georgia has been inhabited by people for thousands of years. When Europeans first arrived, various tribes of Native Americans lived throughout the state. The two major tribes were the Cherokee and the Creek.

Detailed explanation-4: -What was the Mississippian Indian culture in Georgia like before the arrival of Europeans? They were nomadic and traveled in small groups, feeding themselves by hunting and gathering. They lived in small villages of a few families and fed themselves by farming and raising livestock.

Detailed explanation-5: -About 1540, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, on a quest for silver and gold, led the first European expedition into the area that is now Georgia. There he encountered the highly organized agriculturalists of Mississippian culture.