Hungry for History Level 2 Flashcards
Who were the first people to live in Virginia?
American Indians
American Indians lived in _______ areas of Virginia.
all
Christopher Columbus called the people he found in the lands he explored “Indians” because he thought he was in the ______ (near China).
Indies
What evidenced is there that American Indians lived in all areas of the state?
artifacts
Name two artifacts found in Virginia.
arrowheads, pottery, tools
Name the three major language groups found in Virginia.
Algonquian, Siouan, Iroquoian
The ____ were part of the Algonquian language group.
Powhatan
What was spoken in Southwestern Virginia and in Southern Virginia near what is today North Carolina?
Iroquoian Languages
Which languages were spoken primarily in the Piedmont region?
Siouan Languages
Which languages were spoken primarily in the Tidewater region?
Algonquian Languages
The Cherokee were a part of this language group?
Iroquoian
The ______ were part of the Siouan language group.
Monacan
Virginia’s American Indians worked with the _____ and the _____ to meet their basic needs.
Climate/Environment
Virginia Indian _______ have changed over time.
cultures
What are the characteristics of Virginia’s Climate?
relatively mild with 4 distinct season
______, which have a variety of trees, cover most of the land in Virginia.
Forests
Virginia’s Indians are referred to as the ______ _________ Indians.
Eastern Woodland
The kinds of food the American Indians ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they had depended upon the ______.
seasons
In winter, the American Indians hunted ______ and ______ and lived on stored foods from the previous fall.
birds and animals
In ________, the American Indians hunted, fished, and picked berries.
spring
In _______, the American Indians grew crops (beans, corn, and squash).
summer
In fall, the American Indians _______ ______ and hunted for foods to preserve and keep for the winter.
harvested crops
What did the American Indians use for clothing?
animal skins (deerskin)
What did the American Indians use for shelter?
materials around them
Native peoples of the past ______, _______, and ______ for food.
farmed, hunted, and fished
Native peoples of the past made homes using ______ resources.
natural
Today, most native peoples live like other ______.
Americans
_______ study all kinds of material evidence left by people from the past.
Archaeologists
What was the name of the large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English settlers came?
Werowocomoco
Where was the headquarters of the leader, Powhatan, located in 1607?
Werowocomoco
What became the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
Who has lived in Virginia for thousands of years?
American Indian People
Archaeologists have discovered the site of the original Jamestown fort. The recovered artifacts give archaeologists clues about the interactions of _____, _____, and _____ in early Virginia.
English, Africans, and Indians
Where do the American Indians, who can trace their family histories back to well before 1607 continue to live today in Virginia?
in all parts of Virginia
What current state-recognized tribe is located in the Piedmont region?
Monacan
