Tribes and Languages
What language was spoken in the Piedmont Region?
Siouan
In the spring, VA Indians
harvested their crops
enjoyed the nice weather
Hunted, fished and picked berries
VA Indians are referred to as...
Eastern Woodland Indians
True or false: crops or food are examples of artifacts
False! Artifacts must be manmade
What region did the Powhatan people live in?
Coastal Plain
In the fall, Native Americans
planted corn, beans, squash
picked berries
harvested crops, and hunted for food to preserve in the winter
lived off of food that was stored
Harvested crops and hunted for food to preserve in the winter
Christopher Columbus called the people he found in the lands he
explored “Indians” because ______________________________.
he thought he was in Africa
that was their native name
they dressed like people he met in India
he thought he was in the Indies
He thought he was in the Indies
An archaeologists is____________________.
Scientists that study fossil to learn about the animals and plants of the past.
Scientists that study all kinds of material evidence left from people of the past.
Scientists that study how things move.
Scientists that study insects.
Scientists that study all kinds of material evidence left from people of the past.
Where are current state-recognized American Indian tribes located?
-Only in the Piedmont region
-Only in the Coastal Plain Region
-In regions throughout VA
-Around Werowocomoco
Regions throughout VA
What region did the tribe who speaks Siouan live in?
Piedmont
In the winter, VA Indians...
Hunted birds and animals
Match these four phrases with a season:
1. Hunted for food to preserve and keep
2. Hunted, fished and picked berries
3. Hunted birds and other animals and lived on stored foods from the last season
4. Grew crops like beans, corn and squash
1. Fall
2. Spring
3. Winter
4. Summer
Name two artifacts found in VA
- bones and spears
-arrowheads and pottery
-pottery and guns
-tools and bones
arrowheads and spears
Virginia Indians were the ________________ people who lived in Virginia.
last
hundreth
first
wealthiest
First
What language was primarily spoken by the Cherokee in Southwestern
and Southern Virginia?
Iroquoian
In the summer, VA Indians...
Grew crops like bean, corn and squash
Virginia Indians shelters were made of...
- Materials traded from Europe
-Large caves in the side of mountains
-Animal hides strapped together to make teepees
-Natural resources gathered from the land
Natural resources gathered from the land
True or false: We have detailed written records that tell us all about Werewocomoco and the Powhatans
False - everything we know we learned from archeaologists
What was Werowocomoco?
The name of the Indian tribe that welcomed Columbus when he first
landed in North America
A large Indian town used by Indian leaders for hundreds of years before
English settlers came.
Chief of the Monacan tribe of American Indians that signed a treaty with
the English settlers.
A modern-day American Indian settlement in Virginia.
A large Indian town used by Indian leaders for hundreds of years before English settlers came
For the native people of Virginia, the kinds of food they ate, clothing they wore,
and shelter they had depended on the—
phases of the moon
Fall Line
tides
season
Season
Which best describes the climate of VA?
Mild with four distinct seasons
Harsh with four distinct seasons
Moderate with three distinct seasons
Mild with two distinct seasons
Mild with four distinct seasons
What did Virginia Indians use for clothing?
tree bark
leaves and vines
animal skins
cotton
Animal skins