Seasons
Virginia's climate is described as ____
Mild
How many language groups are there in Virginia?
3
Give an example of an artifact
Pottery and arrowheads
Christopher Columbus
How many main tribes are there in Virginia
3
What did the Native Americans do in the winter?
Hunted
What are the names of the three language groups?
Sioun, Algonquian and Iroquoian
What is the name for people who dig up artifacts?
Archaeologist
The Powhatans built their villages near
Rivers or Water Sources
Name the three tribes we studied this unit
Powhatan, Cherokee, Monacan
What did the Native Americans do in the summer?
Planted crops ( corn beans squash)
What region did the people who spoke Sioun live in?
Piedmont
What is the definition of an artifact
Something that survives over time and tells about the people of the past
_____ was used for clothing
Deer Skin
Which tribe spoke Sioun and lived in the Piedmont region?
Monacan
What did the Native Americans do in the spring?
fished and picked berries
What region did the people who spoke Algonquian live in?
Tidewater
American Indians used _____, _____ and _____ for tools
Stones, Shells and Animal Bones
Today most current state recognized First American tribes are locates in this region
Coastal Plain
Which tribe spoke Algonquian and lived in the Tidewater region?
Powhatan
What did the Native Americans do in the fall?
Harvested crops
What region did the people who spoke Iroquoian live in?
Appalachian Plateau
True or False:
Corn Beans and Squash are examples of artifacts
False
Virginia's Indians were referred to as _____
Eastern Woodland Indians
Which tribe spoke Iroquoian and lived in the Appalachian Plateau region?
Cherokee