Cactus Hill
Archaeology
Indigenous Tribe Locations
Indigenous Tribe Homes
Indigenous Tribe Details
100

This is the state where Cactus Hill is located.

What is Virginia?

100

This is the definition of archaeology.

What is the scientific study of the human past through the recovery of material remains?

100

This Indigenous Tribe inhabited the Southwest in present-day New Mexico and Arizona, where they lived in desert areas bordering cliffs and mountains.

What is Pueblo?

100

This Indigenous Tribe had homes either built from ice/snow or whale bones as frames, then grass and animal skin covering. 

What is Inuit?

100

This is the effect of the economic system (the economy) when the Iroquois nations entered the fur trade system.

What is tribes were introduced to manufactured goods such as metal tools and cookware?

200

This is what was found at Cactus Hill.

What are artifacts?

200

This is how scientists and archaeologists figure out how old artifacts are.

What is using a scientific method?

200

This Indigenous Tribe inhabited present-day Alaska and northern Canada. They lived in Arctic areas where the temperature is freezing most of the year.

What is Inuit Tribe?

200

This Indigenous Tribe had homes made from tall cedar trees and built bungalows that faced the water.

What is Kwakiutl?

200

Winter Counts are images used as physical records of various tribe events from the Great Plains Indigenous Tribe, this was most likely used for what reason.

What is to keep track of events in their history?

300

This is the reason archaeologists believe Cactus Hill has the oldest record of life in North America.

What is, that contains the deepest layers with human artifacts?

300

This is how Archaeologists help us learn about information from the past.

What is through the recovery and analysis of artifacts, written descriptions and images are provided to the public.

300

The Indigenous Tribe's homeland includes the Pacific Northwest coast, which is characterized by a rainy, mild climate.

What is Kwakiutl?

300

This Indigenous Tribe lived in teepee's which could easily be put up and taken apart for easy travel.

What is Lakota?

300

This is the reason that Indigenous Tribes within the Pacific Northwest often built totem poles.

What is to represent a familiar legend for their lineage (future generations)? 

400

This is the reason that the discovery of artifacts from Cactus Hill is so important.

What is they discovered how long ago people lived in VA.

400

The Indigenous Tribe's homeland includes northeast North America, called the Eastern Woodlands, which is heavily forested.

What is Iroquois?

400

This Indigenous Tribe had homes built by clay bricks (adobe) and had multiple stories.

Who are the Pueblo?

500

This is how long ago they believe people were inhabiting Cactus Hill.

What is up to 20,000 years ago?

500

This Indigenous Tribe inhabited the interior of the United States, called the Great Plains, which is characterized by dry grasslands.

What is Lakota?

500

This Indigenous Tribe had homes built from Cedar and they were called longhouses. 

Who is Iroquois?