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Indian Lang Groups
Virginia Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What language did the Powhatan Indians speak? | Algonquian |
| What language did the Cherokee Indians speak? | Iroquoian |
| What language did the Monacan Indians speak? | Siouan |
| Where did the Cherokee Indians live in Virginia? | Appalachian Plateau |
| Where did the Monacan Indians live in Virginia? | Piedmont |
| What tribe lived in the Piedmont region of Virginia? | Monacan |
| Who gave the Native Americans the name "Indians"? | Columbus |
| How do we know that Indians lived all over our state? | artifacts |
| A potato is an artifact.(true or false) | false |
| Arrowheads and pottery shards are examples of artifacts. | true |
| The Algonquian language was spoken mainly in this region of Virginia. | Coastal Plain |
| The Iroquoian language was spoken by this tribe. | Cherokee |
| What is a word that we use to describe Virginia's climate? It means that we do not have severe weather extremes. | mild |
| The kind of food that the Indians ate depended on the _______________ of the year. | season |
| In the winter, Indians relied on hunting and ate a lot of ________. | meat |
| In the spring, the Indians added berries and ___________________ to their diet. | fish |
| In the Fall, the Indians ________________ the corn, squash, and beans that grew over the summer. | harvested |
| The Indians used deer skins for their _________________. | clothing |
| The Indians made their shelters from the natural ____________ around them. | resources |
| The Indian town that was a center of trade and the headquarters of Chief Powhatan | Werowocomoco |
| The Mattaponi and Pamunky tribes are state recognized tribes in _____________________ today. | Virginia |
| The only current state recognized tribe in the Piedmont region is the ____________________ tribe. | Monacan |
| These people use artifacts to study the way that people lived in the past. | archaeologists |
| In the summer, Indians ___________ the land and planted corn, squash and beans. | farmed |
| Corn, squash and beans are called the "Three _____________." | sisters |
| Virginia's Indians are part of a larger group of Indians called the ___________________ Woodland Indians. | Eastern |
| In the 1600s and before, the land here in Virginia was covered with dense ______________. | forests |
| Christopher Columbus gave the Indians their name because he thought that he was in the ______________. | Indies |
| He was a powerful leader who spoke Algonquian. He was known as the "Chief of Chiefs". | Powhatan |
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