Tribes/Regions
Climate and Seasons
Food, Clothing, Shelter
Today
Review
100
Which group of Native Americans spoke Algonquian?
Powhatan
100
Which season has mild temperatures with rain showers?
Spring
100
What do the Native American do to get food in the spring?
Hunted, fished, picked berries, planted seeds
100
What is the name of the site where Powhatan lived and was an extensive trade network and tribal system for the Native Americans?
Werowocomoco
100
Is a a database a primary or secondary source?
Secondary source
200
Which group of Native Americans lived in the Piedmont region of Virginia?
Monacan
200
What is the climate like in the summer in Virginia?
Hot and relatively dry
200
What did Native American's make their clothing from?
Animal skins (deerskins), feathers, furs
200
What is an artifact?
Material evidence that people of long ago left behind; pottery, arrowheads, other tools
200
Along which waterway is Fredericksburg located?
Rappahannock River
300
What language did the Cherokee Indians speak?
Iroquoian
300
Which season is cool with rain showers?
Fall
300
What did the American Indians in Virginia make their shelter from?
Natural resources, materials found around them
300
What is an archaeologist and why are they important?
Archaeologists study artifacts such a pottery, stone tools, and food remains in places like Werowocomoco and Jamestown. The artifacts they find give us information about people who used to live in Virginia like the English, Africans, and Indians.
300
What is the name of the shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp?
Lake Drummond
400
Which Native American group lived in the Coastal Plain region of Virginia?
Powhatan
400
What covers most of Virginia, which resulted in Virginia's Indian groups being called the Eastern Woodland Indians?
Forests
400
What types of animals did the Native Americans hunt and eat in the winter?
wild turkey, deer, squirrel, rabbit
400
True or false: The Powhatans and Sioux are two of the CURRENT state recognized tribes.
False. The state recognized tribes include Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Mattaponi, Nansemond, Pamunkey, Rappahannock, Upper Mattaponi, Monacan
400
What type of land will you find in the Piedmont region?
Rolling hills
500
Which Native American group spoke Siouan?
Monacan
500
What does the word harvest mean?
To gather or pick ripe crops
500
What types of crops did the American Indians grow?
Corn, beans, squash
500
Which geographic region are the Mattaponi located?
Coastal Plain
500
What state is located directly north of Virginia?
Maryland