Southeastern Woodlands
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The Southeastern Woodlands refers to a cultural and geographic region of what is now the southeastern United States, historically inhabited by diverse Native American societies known for complex chiefdoms, mound-building traditions, and rich agricultural and ceremonial practices.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southeastern Woodlands canonical | 50 |
| Southeastern North America | 5 |
| Southeastern Woodlands cultural area | 3 |
| Southeastern Woodlands culture area | 2 |
| Southeast Woodlands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Southeastern Woodlands Context triple: [Native Americans, historicalRegion, Southeastern Woodlands]
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Northeast Woodlands
The Northeast Woodlands is a cultural and geographic region of North America characterized by its forested environment and historically inhabited by diverse Native American peoples such as the Iroquois and Algonquian-speaking tribes.
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B.
North Carolina Coastal Plain
The North Carolina Coastal Plain is the low-lying eastern region of the state characterized by flat terrain, extensive wetlands, and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Southeastern
Southeastern is a British train operating company that runs passenger rail services across southeast London and the counties of Kent and East Sussex.
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D.
Atlantic coastal plain
The Atlantic coastal plain is a broad, low-lying region of flat to gently rolling terrain along the eastern seaboard of the United States, historically significant as a core area of early colonial settlement and agriculture.
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E.
South Woods
South Woods is a wooded area within New York City's Central Park known for its naturalistic landscape and tranquil, forest-like setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Southeastern Woodlands Target entity description: The Southeastern Woodlands refers to a cultural and geographic region of what is now the southeastern United States, historically inhabited by diverse Native American societies known for complex chiefdoms, mound-building traditions, and rich agricultural and ceremonial practices.
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A.
Northeast Woodlands
The Northeast Woodlands is a cultural and geographic region of North America characterized by its forested environment and historically inhabited by diverse Native American peoples such as the Iroquois and Algonquian-speaking tribes.
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B.
North Carolina Coastal Plain
The North Carolina Coastal Plain is the low-lying eastern region of the state characterized by flat terrain, extensive wetlands, and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Southeastern
Southeastern is a British train operating company that runs passenger rail services across southeast London and the counties of Kent and East Sussex.
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D.
Atlantic coastal plain
The Atlantic coastal plain is a broad, low-lying region of flat to gently rolling terrain along the eastern seaboard of the United States, historically significant as a core area of early colonial settlement and agriculture.
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E.
South Woods
South Woods is a wooded area within New York City's Central Park known for its naturalistic landscape and tranquil, forest-like setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (164)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American cultural area
ⓘ
cultural region ⓘ geographic region ⓘ |
| agriculturalStaple |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ squash ⓘ sunflower ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ horticulture ⓘ hunting ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Angel Mounds
ⓘ
Bottle Creek Mounds ⓘ Cahokia ⓘ
linked to:
Cahokia Mounds region
Chucalissa ⓘ
linked to:
Winterville Mounds
Emerald Mound ⓘ Etowah Indian Mounds ⓘ Hiwassee Island ⓘ Kolomoki Mounds ⓘ Moundville ⓘ
linked to:
Moundville Archaeological Park
Ocmulgee Mounds ⓘ
linked to:
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Poverty Point ⓘ Spiro Mounds ⓘ Town Creek Indian Mound ⓘ Winterville Mounds ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTradition |
Green Corn Ceremony
ⓘ
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex ⓘ
linked to:
southeastern ceremonial complex
ball games ⓘ clan systems ⓘ matrilineal kinship in many groups ⓘ mound-building ⓘ ritual feasting ⓘ |
| hasEconomy |
deer hide trade
ⓘ
maize-based agriculture ⓘ riverine fisheries ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
coastal plains
ⓘ
deciduous forests ⓘ river valleys ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| historicalInhabitants |
Caddoan Mississippian culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Caddo
Caddoan-speaking peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Caddoan languages
Fort Ancient culture ⓘ Hopewell tradition groups ⓘ
linked to:
Hopewell tradition
Iroquoian-speaking peoples ⓘ Mississippian culture ⓘ Muskogean-speaking peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Muskogean languages
Siouan-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| housingPattern |
dispersed farmsteads
ⓘ
plaza-centered towns ⓘ |
| impactedBy |
British colonization
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European colonization ⓘ French colonization ⓘ Indian Removal policies ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Removal policy of the United States
Spanish expeditions ⓘ Trail of Tears ⓘ disease epidemics ⓘ |
| includesPeople |
Alabama people
ⓘ
Apalachee ⓘ Atakapa ⓘ Biloxi people ⓘ Caddo ⓘ Catawba ⓘ Catawba Indian Nation ⓘ Cherokee ⓘ Chickasaw ⓘ
linked to:
Chickasaw Nation
Chitimacha ⓘ Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to:
Chitimacha
Choctaw ⓘ
linked to:
Choctaw people
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana ⓘ Creek ⓘ Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ⓘ Guale ⓘ Hitchiti ⓘ
linked to:
Muscogee language
Houma ⓘ Houma people ⓘ Koasati ⓘ Lumbee ⓘ Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida ⓘ Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians ⓘ
linked to:
Choctaw Nation
Mobile people ⓘ Natchez ⓘ Ofo ⓘ Pensacola people ⓘ Poarch Band of Creek Indians ⓘ Quapaw ⓘ Seminole ⓘ Seminole Tribe of Florida ⓘ
linked to:
Seminole
Shawnee ⓘ Taensa ⓘ Timucua ⓘ Tunica ⓘ Tunica-Biloxi ⓘ Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to:
Biloxi people
Tuscarora ⓘ Waccamaw ⓘ Weapemeoc ⓘ Yamasee ⓘ Yuchi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ceremonial practices
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complex chiefdoms ⓘ intensive agriculture ⓘ long-distance trade networks ⓘ mound-building traditions ⓘ town-centered settlements ⓘ |
| languageFamilies |
Algonquian languages
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Caddoan languages ⓘ Iroquoian languages ⓘ Muskogean languages ⓘ Siouan languages ⓘ Timucua language isolate ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North America
ⓘ
southeastern United States ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| majorRiver |
Alabama River
ⓘ
Apalachicola River ⓘ Arkansas River ⓘ Mississippi River ⓘ Ohio River ⓘ Red River ⓘ Savannah River ⓘ Tennessee River ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
ceramic pottery
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copper plates ⓘ shell gorgets ⓘ stone effigy pipes ⓘ thatched roofs ⓘ wattle-and-daub houses ⓘ woven textiles ⓘ |
| modernStatesOverlap |
Alabama
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Arkansas ⓘ Florida ⓘ Georgia ⓘ Illinois ⓘ Indiana ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ Missouri ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Ohio ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Texas ⓘ Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Woodlands ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization |
chiefdoms
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confederacies ⓘ tribal towns ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
anthropologists
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archaeologists ⓘ ethnohistorians ⓘ |
| religiousBeliefs |
ancestor veneration
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animism ⓘ cosmology with upper, middle, and lower worlds ⓘ sacred fire rituals ⓘ |
| timeDepth |
Archaic period
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Contact period ⓘ Historic period ⓘ Mississippian period ⓘ Woodland period ⓘ |
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Subject: Southeastern Woodlands Description of subject: The Southeastern Woodlands refers to a cultural and geographic region of what is now the southeastern United States, historically inhabited by diverse Native American societies known for complex chiefdoms, mound-building traditions, and rich agricultural and ceremonial practices.
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