Native Americans
What is the name of Virginia's Indians?
Eastern Woodland Indians
How many languages were spoken in Virginia by Native Americans?
3 languages
What is an artifact?
An old object left by people before us.
When would Native Americans hunt, fish, and pick berries and fruit?
During the spring.
What did Native Americans depend on for food and shelter?
The environment or nature.
Why were they called "eastern"?
They lived on the East coast of the US
What were the three languages that were spoken in Virginia by Natives?
Iroquoian, Siouan, Algonquian
What is archeology?
The study of past cultures through artifacts.
What did Native Americans do during the summer?
They grew crops.
What was the material used to build their shelter?
trees
Why were they called "Woodland"?
They lived near a lot of trees/wood.
What language did the Powhatan tribe speak?
Algonquian
What is an archeologist?
Someone who studies past cultures through artifacts.
They harvested crops.
they hunted and preserved their food for the winter.
What was the material they used to make their clothes?
deerskin
Why were they called "Indians"?
The explorer that sailed to America though he was in the Indies.
What language did the Monacan tribe speak?
Siouan
What is Werowocomoco?
Large Indian town. It was the headquarters of the Powhatan leader.
What would Natives do during the Winter for food?
Hunted birds and other animals.
What are Eastern Woodland Indian houses called?
Longhouse
Name one tribe that lived by the Coastal Plain.
Powhatan- North of Virginia
Cherokee- south of Virginia
What language did the Cherokee tribe speak?
Iroquoian
What is Jamestown?
First permanent English settlement.
What kind of crops did Native Americans grow during the summer?
Corn, beans, squash.
Why do they need a smoke hole on top of their shelter?
To let the smoke out, so things would not catch on fire.