How did people get here?
Why did the nomads first cross the Bering Strait and come to North America?
they were following herds of animals for food
Nomad
someone who moves often, usually in search of food
Did the Powhatan have metal tools?
NO!
What year did Christopher Columbus sail to the Americas?
1492
Who was the "Chief-of-Chiefs"?
Chief Powhatan
What way did the nomads learn how to get food that allowed them to stay in one place?
farming/agriculture
Governemnt
set rules that a group of people follow
What region did the Powhatan live in?
Tidewater Region
Why are the Powhatan fearful of Europeans?
They fought the Powhatan in 1572, the Spanish kidnapped a Powhatan boy Don Luis
What plants did the Powhatan grow?
beans, squash, corn, and tobacco
About when did nomads forst come to North America?
10,000 years ago
Agriculture
planting and growing crops, farming
What did the men do?
hunt and fish
Who was Giovanni da Verrazano?
Possible the first European to come to Virginia (1524)
What were Powhatan houses made out of?
Tree saplings made the frame; woven mats from plants were on the side
The Bering Straight connected Asia to North America bceuse the world was in an ____________.
Ice Age
Epidemic
quick spread of illness that affects many people
Who built the houses and planted the crops?
Women and children
What was the shortcut Europeans were looking for? Where were they trying to get to?
The Northwest Passage
From Europe to Asia
What landform did the Powhatan build their villages next to?
Rivers
Nomads crossed an landbridge connecting Asian to North America called the _______________.
Bering Straight
Forage
search for food in the wild
The Powhatan were part of which language group?
Algonquian
What did the European tade with the Powhatans that casued an epidemic?
Germs
What was a Powhatan house called?
a yehakin