Language Groups
Tribes
Lifestyle
Digging Up the Past
History
100

How do people know about the language groups and tribes that once lived in Virginia?

People have learned about past American Indian tribes by studying artifacts that have been discovered.

100

What tribe spoke the Algonquian language?

Powhatan

100

What material was mostly used to create clothing?

Deerskin

100

What is an archaeologist?

An archaeologist is a person who studies human history by studying artifacts.

100

What was Werowocomoco?

Werowocomoco was a large American Indian town built as early as 1200 CE.

200

Where was the Algonquian language mostly spoken?

The Algonquian languages were mostly spoken in the Tidewater

200

What tribe spoke the Siouan language?

Monacan

200

What did the American Indians do for food during the summer?

During the summer, the American Indians planted crops such as corn, squash, and beans.

200

What is an artifact?

An artifact is a man-made object that tells about the past.

200

Virginia’s American Indians are called the Eastern Woodland Indians because Virginia was once covered in

forests

300

Where was the Siouan language mostly spoken?

The Siouan languages were mostly spoken in the Piedmont region.

300

What tribe spoke the Iroquoian language?

Cherokee

300

What did the American Indians do for food during the fall?

Preserved and stored foodmfor later and harvested crops.

300

What are two objects that could be considered artifacts? What makes those objects artifacts?

Examples could include arrowheads, toys, jewelry, tools, pottery, clothing, etc. These items are all man-made.

300

What type of climate does Virginia have?

Virginia has a mild climate that creates four distinct seasons.

400

Where was the Iroquoian language mostly spoken?

The Iroquoian languages were mostly spoken in southwest and southern Virginia.

400

Name where each tribe is located in Virginia

Southern VA - Cherokee

Piedmont- Monacans

Tidewater- Powhatan

400

What did the American Indians do for food during the winter?

Lived on foods stored in the previous season.

400

What are two objects that could not be considered artifacts? Why are those objects not artifacts?

Examples could include leaves, rocks, fossils, etc. These items are all created by nature.

400

Why did the American Indians name the site Werowocomoco, which means “leader settlement”?

The town was named “leader settlement” because it was Powhatan’s headquarters. Powhatan was the leader of many Algonquian tribes.

500

Name all three language groups, where they belong in VA and what tribe they're connected to

Iroquoian-Southern VA-Cherokee

Souan-Piedmont-Monacan

Algonquian-Tidewater-Powhatan

500

List the three tribe names, where each belong in VA and the language they spoke.

Cherokee- Iroquoian-Southern VA 

Monacan-Souan-Piedmont

Powhatan-Algonquian-Tidewater

500

What did the American Indians do for food during the spring?

hunted, fished along the rivers and picked fresh berries.

500

How have archaeologists given us a better understanding of early American Indian life in Virginia?

Artifacts discovered by archaeologists throughout Virginia tell us about the first people who lived in Virginia. 

Studying the materials artifacts are made from and how they are made tell us about the resources available to the American Indians and how they used those resources to meet their needs.

500

What was Jamestown?

Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America.