VA Studies Review Chapter 2

The three major language groups that were spoken by Virginia's First People were?

Archeologists study all kinds of material evidence left from people of the past.

Arrowheads, pottery and other tools that tell us about the people that lived in Virginia are called.

The first permanent English settlement in North America.

The three sisters were which crops?

Christopher Columbus called the people he found in the lands he explored "Indians" because-

Languages were spoken primarily in the Tidewater region; the Powhatan were part of this group.

Languages were spoken primarily in the Piedmont region; the Monacan were part of this group.

The climate in Virginia is relatively mild with distinct season resulting in a variety of vegetation.

Languages were spoken in SW Virginia & in Virginia near what is today North Carolina; Cherokee were part of this group.

Native peoples of the past made homes with steel and concrete. They went to the store for clothing.

American Indians have always been closely connected to the land, they did not believe you could "own" the land.

The kinds of food they ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they had depended upon the seasons.

Virginia’s American Indians are referred to as?

Where are current state-recognized American Indian tribes located?

What was Werowocomoco?