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Early Florida --Chapter 4

Prehistory of Florida and early Indian tribes

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Ice AgeThe period of time, thousands of years ago, when thick sheets of ice covered most of the earth.
GlaciersHuge sheets of ice
BergingiaLand bridge that connected Asia and North America 2,000 years ago.
HistoryPast events that are preserved in written records.
PrehistoryThe period before writing was invented.
ArchaeologyThe study of prehistoric period
ArtifactSomething made by people long ago that often provides clues to past ways of life.
PalisadeA circular wall of logs used for protection
MoatA deep, wide ditch usually filled with water, surrounding a village as protection
LonghouseA building constructed by the Timucua in which the chief lived. It was also the sight of many important events.
ReligionThe way people worship the god or gods they believe in.
Calusa IndiansIndians who lived in Southern Florida and believed that a person had 3 souls.
TimucuaIndians who lived the northern region of Florida and their villages were recorded in the art of Jacques Le Moyne.
Apalachee BallgameThere were 50 men on each team
SeminolesOriginally came from Georgia and Alabama


Jane Bergquist

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