Native Americans Of Virginia

Christopher Columbus called the Native Americans _______. Indians He thought he had landed in the ______. Indies

Scientists who study the way people lived a long time ago are called… archaeologists They find and study ________. artifacts

Archaeologists study all kinds of material evidence left by people from the ___________. past

Werowocomoco Chief Powhatan What is the name of the large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English settlers came? Werowocomoco Who was the Indian chief who used this as his headquarters? Chief Powhatan

What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in America? Jamestown Archaeologists have discovered the original _______. fort

Artifacts can be: arrowheads pottery tools objects people Artifacts are _______ made by _______ that help us learn about the Native American way of life. objects people Artifacts can be: pottery tools arrowheads

Eastern Woodland Indians Virginia’s Indians are called… Eastern Woodland Indians

Name the Three Indian Languages Iroquoian Siouan Algonquian

Name the Three Indian Tribes Cherokee Monacan Powhatan

Where did the Powhatan live? Coastal Plain (Tidewater) What language did they speak? Algonquian

Where did the Monacan live? Piedmont What language did they speak? Siouan

Where did the Cherokee live? Southwest Virginia Southern Virginia near North Carolina What language did they speak? Iroquoian

The rivers were a source of … food

Shelter was made from ___________ around them. materials

Animal skins were used for ___________. clothing

The weather that an area usually has over a long period of time is called its _______. climate

Virginia’s Climate: 1. 2. 3. relatively _______ mild 4 distinct _________ seasons variety of _________ vegetation

Food, shelter, and clothing all depended on the … seasons

NAME THE SEASON

HUNTED BIRDS AND ANIMALS WINTER HUNTED BIRDS AND ANIMALS

SPRING HUNTED AND FISHED

SUMMER GREW CROPS

FALL HARVESTED CROPS

LIVED ON STORED FOOD FROM THE FALL WINTER LIVED ON STORED FOOD FROM THE FALL

HUNTED FOR FOODS TO PRESERVE FOR THE WINTER FALL

PICKED BERRIES SPRING

Coastal Plain / Tidewater region. The Current State Recognized Tribes in Virginia Chickahominy Eastern Chickahominy Mattaponi Nansemond Pamunkey Rappahannock Upper Mattaponi Monacan All of these tribes, except the Monacan, are found in the…….. Coastal Plain / Tidewater region.