Muscogee (Creek) Homes and Towns

Muscogee towns, homes, and the square ground.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 17

Long before Georgia was a state, the Muscogee people lived here. English traders called them the Creek, because so many of their towns were along creeks and rivers.
Most Muscogee towns were in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, beside rivers like the Chattahoochee and the Flint, where the soil was rich for farming.
Homes had walls of woven sticks covered with mud, called wattle and daub, and roofs of bark or grass.
In the middle of town was the square ground, where people met, held ceremonies, and played games. A chief, called a mico, led the town with a council.
Try it with a grown-up! Visit Ocmulgee Mounds in Macon, built by the ancestors of the Muscogee people, or look at photos of it online.

Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:

SS2H2 — Describe the Georgia Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee cultures of the past in terms of tools, clothing, homes, ways of making a living, and accomplishments.
SS2G2.d — Describe the regions in Georgia where the Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee lived and how the people used their local resources.