The Southeast Cultural Region was populated for over ten thousand years before the arrival of Europeans. The Indigenous peoples of this region benefited from the warm climate, and developed sophisticated methods of farming and complex societies with diverse languages and customs.
Create a spider map illustrating key terms for the Southeastern Cultural Region
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PALMETTO TREE
CHICKEE
FLAT BOTTOM DUGOUT CANOE
A palmetto is a type of palm tree called a fan palm, with leaves in the shape of fans that are arranged in a rounded shape. They are common in the southeast and the leaves were used for the roofs of homes.
Homes made from wood, raised three feet off the ground to keep the water and animals out. They did not have walls, and the roof was made of wood and thatched with palmetto or palm leaves.
Flat-bottomed dugout canoes were hollowed out from a single tree log. They were heavy and had a flat bottom that could glide through the shallow, swampy wetlands.