Name that Tribe
This tribe lived near Biscayne Bay, which is Miami today.
Tequesta
What material did the Timicua use to make the walls around their villages?
tree trunks
What three crops were known as the “Three Sisters”?
corns, beans, and squash
What were the Calusa especially skilled at doing on the water?
Canoeing
This tribe lived in northeastern Florida and was the largest group of early Native Americans in Florida.
Timicua
What shape were Timicua homes?
Circular
Why were the Apalachee able to be successful farmers?
They lived in an area with very fertile soil.
What did the Calusa use to make weapons and tools?
fish bones and sea shells
This tribe lived in southwestern Florida and built houses on stilts.
Calusa
What was special about the way Calusa houses were built?
they were built on stilts
What food did the Calusa get much of their food from because they lived near the water?
fish
What was an adz used for?
digging
This tribe lived between the Ochlockonee River and the Aucilla River.
Apalachee
What covered the roofs of Tocobaga homes?
Palms
Name two foods that Tequesta women and children collected.
Any two: berries, nuts, oysters, or clams
What was an atlatl used for?
hunting
This tribe lived in the northern part of Tampa Bay and developed tools called the adz and atlatl.
Tocobaga
What did the Tocobaga build mounds for?
Religious buildings and the chief’s home
Which tribe was known as both farmers and hunters and grew the Three Sisters?
Timicua
“Timicua” was not actually the name of one tribe. What did the word Timicua refer to?
The language spoken by different groups or chiefdoms