American Indians
Who were the first people to live in Virginia?
American Indians
Where did the American Indians live?
All over Virginia
What is the climate of Virginia?
Relatively mild with 4 distinct seasons.
What do archaeologist study?
All kinds of material evidence from the past
What did the Virginia Indians do in the Spring for food? (Must have all answers)
Hunted, fished, picked berries.
What did Christopher Columbus call the people he found in the lands he explored and why did he call them that?
Indians because he thought he was in the Indies
What language was spoken primarily in the Tidewater region AND what group spoke this language?
Algonquian language and the Powhatan
Our land is mostly covered in?
Forest
Recent archaeological digs have recovered new material from what 2 sites?
Werowocomoco and historic Jamestown
What did the Virginia Indians do in the Summer for food? (Must have all answers)
Grew crops-beans, corn, and squash-known as the 3 sisters
What is a definition of artifact and what are 3 examples?
What language was spoken primarily in the Southwestern Virginia region AND what group spoke this language?
Iroquoian language and the Cherokee group
Virginia Indians used what for cothing?
Animal skins
What is Werowocomoco? (Where and What)
A large Indian town located on the York River.
What did the Virginia Indians do in the Fall for food? (Must have all answers)
Harvested crops, hunted for food to preserve.
American Indians didn't believe in what when it came to their land?
Land ownership
What language was spoken primarily in the Piedmont region AND what group spoke this language?
Siouan language and Monacan group
Virginia Indians used what for shelter?
Made from materials around them
Where is Werowocomoco? (Who used it and for what specific leader)
Used by Indian leaders for several hundred years. It was headquarters for Powhatan.
What did the Virginia Indians do in the Winter for food? (Must have all answers)
Hunted birds and lived on stored food.
What are the three sayings to remember the Indian languages and their groups?
Apple Pie, Spaghetti and Meatballs, Ice Cream
What were the Virginia Indians referred to as?
Eastern Woodland Indians
What was the first permanent English settlement?
Jamestown