GCSU GA HISTORY ACTUAL TEST PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
●● Mountains.
Answer: Mountain ranges: Appalachian and Blue ridge. Located in N
GA
*Highest point is Brasstown Bald
●● The Piedmont.
Answer: A plateau region that lies between the Blue Ridge Mountains
and the Upper Coastal Plain
*the southeastern boundary is the fall line
●● Fall line.
Answer: A gently sloping region that rapidly loses elevation from North
to South
●● Vegetation North and South of Fall line.
Answer: -longleaf pine forests, swamp forest, tidal marshes are found
south of the fall line. Found in coastal areas.
,-deciduous hardwood forsts, including oak and hickories are native of
the Piedmont
●● Coastal Plain.
Answer: -Located South of the fall lone (Macon, Augusta, Columbus)
-Contains some of the oldest soil in GA
-Coast consists of barrier islands called sea islands
-Mostly comprised of beach and dune sand
●● Major GA Rivers.
Answer: Savannah, Chattahoochee, Suwanee, Oconee, and Ocmulgee
●● Time Periods.
Answer:
●● Prehistory.
Answer: PaleoIndian
Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian
●● PaleoIndian Period.
, Answer: -11000 BC- 8000 BC
-Initial human settlement of GA took place during the end of the Ice Age
-Sea levels were 200 ft higher
-Rising temps'
-Evolution of flora and fauna
-Split into Early, Middle, and Late with each period contributing to
advances in projectile weaponry.
-Mostly hunter-gatherers with some large established base camps. Would
move on when local resources were exhausted.
●● Archaic Period.
Answer: - 8000 BC- 1000 BC
-Expanding of pine forests
-People didn't travel as far and met to trade.
- Sites found from this time period can be found commonly in the
Piedmont.
-During the Late Archaic more permanent settlements were built
-Mound building first became apparent
●● Woodland Period.
Answer: - 1000 BC- 900 AD
-Increased sedentariness, social stratification, and trading networks
began to solidify
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
●● Mountains.
Answer: Mountain ranges: Appalachian and Blue ridge. Located in N
GA
*Highest point is Brasstown Bald
●● The Piedmont.
Answer: A plateau region that lies between the Blue Ridge Mountains
and the Upper Coastal Plain
*the southeastern boundary is the fall line
●● Fall line.
Answer: A gently sloping region that rapidly loses elevation from North
to South
●● Vegetation North and South of Fall line.
Answer: -longleaf pine forests, swamp forest, tidal marshes are found
south of the fall line. Found in coastal areas.
,-deciduous hardwood forsts, including oak and hickories are native of
the Piedmont
●● Coastal Plain.
Answer: -Located South of the fall lone (Macon, Augusta, Columbus)
-Contains some of the oldest soil in GA
-Coast consists of barrier islands called sea islands
-Mostly comprised of beach and dune sand
●● Major GA Rivers.
Answer: Savannah, Chattahoochee, Suwanee, Oconee, and Ocmulgee
●● Time Periods.
Answer:
●● Prehistory.
Answer: PaleoIndian
Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian
●● PaleoIndian Period.
, Answer: -11000 BC- 8000 BC
-Initial human settlement of GA took place during the end of the Ice Age
-Sea levels were 200 ft higher
-Rising temps'
-Evolution of flora and fauna
-Split into Early, Middle, and Late with each period contributing to
advances in projectile weaponry.
-Mostly hunter-gatherers with some large established base camps. Would
move on when local resources were exhausted.
●● Archaic Period.
Answer: - 8000 BC- 1000 BC
-Expanding of pine forests
-People didn't travel as far and met to trade.
- Sites found from this time period can be found commonly in the
Piedmont.
-During the Late Archaic more permanent settlements were built
-Mound building first became apparent
●● Woodland Period.
Answer: - 1000 BC- 900 AD
-Increased sedentariness, social stratification, and trading networks
began to solidify
