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Native Americans Of Virginia
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Christopher Columbus called the Native Americans _______.
Indians He thought he had landed in the ______. Indies
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Scientists who study the way people lived a long time ago are called…
archaeologists They find and study ________. artifacts
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Archaeologists study all kinds of material evidence left by people from the ___________.
past
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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
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What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown Archaeologists have discovered the original _______. fort
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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
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Eastern Woodland Indians
Virginia’s Indians are called… Eastern Woodland Indians
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Name the Three Indian Languages
Iroquoian Siouan Algonquian
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Name the Three Indian Tribes
Cherokee Monacan Powhatan
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Where did the Powhatan live?
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) What language did they speak? Algonquian
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Where did the Monacan live?
Piedmont What language did they speak? Siouan
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Where did the Cherokee live?
Southwest Virginia Southern Virginia near North Carolina What language did they speak? Iroquoian
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The rivers were a source of …
food
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Shelter was made from ___________ around them.
materials
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Animal skins were used for ___________.
clothing
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The weather that an area usually has over a long period of time is called its _______.
climate
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Virginia’s Climate: 1. 2. 3. relatively _______ mild 4 distinct _________ seasons variety of _________ vegetation
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Food, shelter, and clothing all depended on the …
seasons
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NAME THE SEASON
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HUNTED BIRDS AND ANIMALS
WINTER HUNTED BIRDS AND ANIMALS
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SPRING HUNTED AND FISHED
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SUMMER GREW CROPS
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FALL HARVESTED CROPS
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LIVED ON STORED FOOD FROM THE FALL
WINTER LIVED ON STORED FOOD FROM THE FALL
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HUNTED FOR FOODS TO PRESERVE FOR THE WINTER
FALL
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PICKED BERRIES SPRING
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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.
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