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Marathon to the Mansion-Checkpt 2

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American Indians
Who were the first people to live in Virginia?
all
American Indians lived in _______ areas of Virginia.
Indies
Christopher Columbus called the people he found in the lands he explored "Indians" because he thought he was in the _______ (near China).
artifacts
What evidence is there that American Indians lived in all areas of the sate?
arrowheads
pottery
tools
Name two artifacts found in Virginia.
Algonquian
Siouan
Iroquoian
Name the three major language groups found in Virginia.
Powhatan
The ______ were part of the Algonquian language group.
Iroquoian languages
What was spoken in Southwestern Virginia and in Southern Virginia near what is today North Carolina?
Siouan languages
Which languages were spoken primarily in the Piedmont region?
Algonquian languages
Which languages were spoken primarily in the Tidewater region?
Iroquoian
The Cherokee were a part of this language group?
Monacan
The _________ were part of the Siouan language group.
climate/environment
Virginia's American Indians worked with the ________ and the ________ to meet their basic needs.
cultures
Virginia Indian ________ have changed over time.
relatively mild with 4 distinct seasons
What are the characteristics of Virginia's climate?
Forests
_________, which have a variety of trees, cover most of the land in Virginia.
Eastern Woodland
Virginia's Indians are referred to as _______ _________ Indians.
seasons
The kinds of food the American Indians ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they had depended upon the __________.
birds and animals
In winter, the American Indians hunted __________ and ___________ lived on stored foods from the previous fall.
spring
In ____________, the American Indians hunted, fished, and picked berries.
summer
In ___________, the American Indians grew crops (beans, corn, and squash).
harvested crops
In fall, the American Indians _______ ________ and hunted for foods to preserve and keep for the winter.
animal skins (deerskin)
What did the American Indians use for clothing?
materials around them
What did the American Indians use for shelter?
farmed, hunted, and fished
Native people of the past _______, ________, and _______ for food.
natural
Native people of the past made home using __________ resources.
Americans
Today, most native people live like other _________.
Archaeologists
__________ study all kinds of material evidence left by people from the past.
Werowocomoco
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?
Jamestown
What became the first permanent English settlement in North America?
American Indian people
Who has lived in Virginia for thousands of years?
English, African, and Indians
Archaeologists have discovered the site of the original Jamestown fort. The recovered artifacts five archaeologists clues about the interactions of ________, ___________, and ____________ in early Virginia.
Eight
How many American Indian tribes are recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia today?
In all parts of Virginia
Where do the American Indians, who can trace their family histories back to well before 1607, continue to live today in Virginia?
Monacan
What current state-recognized American Indian tribe is located in the Piedmont region?
Chickahominy
Eastern Chickahominy
Mattaponi
Nansemond
Pamunkey
Rappahannock
Upper Mattaponi
Monacan
What are the names of the current state-recognized American Indian tribes in Virginia?
In what region of Virginia are the Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Mattaponi, Nasemond, Pamunkey, Rappahannock, and Upper Mattaponi state-recognized American Indian tribes located?
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region
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