First Americans
An archeologist is someone who studies the past by:
reading books
finding and studying artifacts
talking to historians
finding and studying artifacts
How do we know Native Americans lived in all areas of Virginia?
Artifacts like arrowheads, pottery and tools have been found
Virginia Indians from that time left many books
We just assumed they lived there.
Artifacts like arrowheads, pottery, and tools have been found there.
In which region were the Siouan languages mostly spoken?
Tidewater
Appalachian
Piedmont
Piedmont
What is a Werowwocomoco?
A large Native American town where Powhatan led his people.
The name of a group of people from the Piedmont
A type of Native American corn.
A large Native American town where Powhatan would have led his people.
For food, Virginia Native Americans:
hunted and fished, but did not farm
farmed, fished, and hunted small animals like deer, birds and squirrel
hunted deer, antelope and buffalo.
farmed, fished and hunted deer and small animals
What language was spoken by the Cherokee in the SW Virginia?
Iroquoian
Siouan
Algonquian
Iroquoian
Arte there Native Americans living in Virginia today?
There are no longer NA living in VA
There may be a few scattered NA
NA live all over VA with most recognized tribes in the Tidewater region.
NA live all over VA with most recognized tribes in the Tidewater region.
Which is not true about the climate and land where the Eastern Woodland NA lived?
The climate was fairly mild, not too hot in summer and not too cold in winter.
The land was too dry for farming
The land was covered with forest
The land was too dry for farming.
What language was spoken by NA in the Tidewater region?
Algonquian
Iroquoian
SiouanA
Algonquian
Christopher Columbus
Who was a famous chef
Who was an Italian artist
Who was an explorer who thought he was in India and was really in the Caribbean.
An explorer who thought he was in India and was in the Carribean.
An artifact
a piece of old food
An uncovered item from the past that was used by people from another time
A spaceship
An uncovered item from the past that was used by people from another time.
The climate of Virginia
Was always cold
was always dry
was moderate and good for farming
was moderate and good for farming
Seasons in Virginia determined:
sports
art
food, clothing and shelter
food, clothing and shelter
Animal skins
were used as boats
were used as art
were used for clothing
were used for clothing
In summer the NA they grew:
concrete
buffalo
the three sisters, beans, corn and squash
The three sisters, corn, beans and squash
In the fall the NA
went skiing
went to Hawaii
They harvested crops and hunted for food to preserve to keep for the winter
They harvested crops and hunted for food to preserve to keep for the winter
In winter:
The NA went south to Florida
They went to California
They hunted birds and animals and lived on foods stored for the winter.
They hunted birds and animals and lived on foods stored for the winter.
Werowocomoco was:
A resort in Jamaica
A ski lodge in Lake Tahoe
A large NA town located on the York River used by NA leaders for several hundred years before the English settlers came.
A large NA town located on the York River used by NA leaders for several hundred years before the English settlers came.
A Powow
What was a famous disco
A famous rock and roll band
A NA tradition, a dance to teach Americans about their culture
A NA tradition
Today
NA do not live in Virginia
Disappeared from Virginia
Live and work in Virginia as modern Americans
Live and work in Virginia as modern Americans
Modern NA maintain their strong cultural heritage by:
Driving to Florida
Going to the Mall
Drumming, singing, dance art and jewelry, clothing, crafts and pottery, and storytelling
Drumming, singing, dance, art, jewelry, clothing, crafts and potter, and storytelling
English colonization
Did not affect the NA
Was ignored by the NA
Greatly affected NA culture by intermingling with the English and AA
Greatly affected NA culture by intermingling with the English and AA