Native Americans Of Virginia
Chris was confused! He called the Native Americans _______ Indians because he thought he had landed in the ______. Indies
Scientists who study the way people lived a long time ago, archaeologists find ________. artifacts
Artifacts are objects made by people. arrowheads Such as: pottery tools
Eastern Woodland Indians Virginia’s Indians referred to as: Eastern Woodland Indians
3 Language Families Iroquoian Algonquian Siouan
Algonquians Tidewater Where? Included: Powhatans
Siouans Where? Piedmont
Where? Included: Iroquoians Southwestern Virginia and Southern Virginia near North Carolina Included: Cherokee
From the rivers … food
Virginia’s Climate 1. 2. 3. relatively mild 4 distinct seasons variety of vegetation
Food, shelter, and clothing all depended on the … seasons
Foods changed with the seasons.
HUNTED BIRDS AND ANIMALS WINTER HUNTED BIRDS AND ANIMALS
FISHED AND PICKED BERRIES SPRING FISHED AND PICKED BERRIES
SUMMER GREW CROPS
FALL HARVESTED CROPS