Part 1
Who were the first people to live in Virginia?
Indigenous People
What were the three major Indigenous Peoples language groups in Virginia?
Algonquian, Siouan, and Iroquoian
What region were the Siouan languages primarily spoken?
Piedmont
The kinds of food Indigenous Peoples ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they had depended on the ___.
seasons
What kinds of foods did Indigenous Peoples eat in the spring in the past?
They hunted, fished and picked berries
What parts of the state did Indigenous Peoples live in?
All areas of the state.
What tribe primarily spoke Algonquian languages?
Powhatan
What areas of the state were the Iroquoian languages primarily spoken?
Southwestern Virginia and Southern Virginia near what is today North Carolina
The term “Eastern Woodland Indians” is another term for ___ ___ ___.
Virginia’s Indigenous peoples
What kinds of foods did Indigenous Peoples eat in the summer in the past?
They grew crops (for example, beans, corn and squash)
How many major Indigenous Peoples language groups were in Virginia?
3
What tribe primarily spoke Siouan languages?
Monacan
Describe the climate in Virginia.
Mild with 4 distinct seasons - spring, summer, fall and winter
The land in Virginia has many ___, which have a variety of trees, and cover most of the land.
forests
What kinds of foods did Indigenous Peoples eat in the fall in the past?
They harvested crops and Hunted for foods to preserve and keep for the winter
What are artifacts?
Things left behind by people of the past
What tribe primarily spoke Iroquoian languages?
Cherokee
Where were many Indigenous Peoples towns located?
Along rivers
Because of Virginia’s mild climate, there is a variety of what that can be grown?
vegetation
What did Indigenous Peoples use for clothing in the past?
Animal skins (deer skins)
Arrowheads, pottery, and other tools are all examples of __ and tell a lot about the people who lived in Virginia.
artifacts
What region were the Algonquian languages primarily spoken?
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Virginia Indigenous Peoples culture has ___ over time.
changed
What kinds of foods did Indigenous Peoples eat in the winter in the past?
Hunted birds and other animals and Lived on foods stored the previous fall
How did Indigenous Peoples make their homes or shelters in the past?
Using natural resources