Vocabulary
object or tool that tells us about the past
artifact
what are the three Virginia language groups
algonquian, siouan, iroquioan
Werowocomoco was led by what leader?
Chief Powhatan
What were the three sisters?
squash, corn, beans
the Powhatan people spoke what language?
Algonquian
the remains of something that once lived
fossil
The Indigenous people of Virginia lived in what area
Eastern Woodlands
who lived in Werowocomoco
native americans
What did the native people do in the Spring to survive?
fish, plant crops, women picked berries, men hunted turkeys
Who was the daughter of Chief Powhatan?
Pocahontas
the study of past cultures
archaeology
which langauge group lived in the Coastal Plain region?
What natural resource was very important to the people who lived in the Eastern Woodlands
trees
What did the native people do to survive in the Fall?
harvest crops, women made corn into flour and made dried fruits and meats into jerky
which group of people spoke Siouan
Monacan
original people of a place
indigenous
which language group lived in the Piedmont region?
Siouan
What did they use for clothing?
animal skin
How did the native people survive in the Winter?
ate on stored food, men hunted, women made pots and baskets
which group of people spoke Iroquioan?
Nottoway tribe
someone born in a place
native
which language group was spoken in the southern part of the Coastal Plain and Appalachian Plateau
Iroquioan
Why did they build towns near bodies of waters like rivers?
to farm, fish, and travel from village to village
Pottery, beads, bones, arrowhead, tools tell us about the native people who lived in VA true or false?
true
Which two tribes allowed women to be seen as EQUAL to men?
Nottoway and Meherrin