Native Americans

Of Virginia

Chris was confused!He called the Native Americans _______ Indiansbecause he thought he had landed in the ______.Indies

Scientists who study the way people lived a long time ago are called…

They find ________.artifacts

Artifacts are objects made

by people.arrowheads

potterytools

Such as:

Virginia’s Virginia’s Indians referred Indians referred to as:to as:

Name the 3 Language Families•Iroquoian

•Algonquian•Siouan

AlgonquiansWhere?Tidewater

Included:Powhatans

SiouansWhere?

Piedmont

IroquoiansWhere?Southwestern Virginia and Southern Virginia near North Carolina

Included:

Cherokee

The rivers The rivers were a were a source of source of ……

Virginia’s Virginia’s ClimateClimate1.1.2.2.3.3.

relatively _______relatively _______

4 distinct _________4 distinct _________

variety of _________variety of _________

mildmild

seasonsseasons

vegetationvegetation

Food, shelter, Food, shelter, and clothing all and clothing all depended on depended on the …the …

Foods Foods changed changed with the with the seasons.seasons.

HUNTED HUNTED BIRDS BIRDS AND AND ANIMALSANIMALS

FISHED FISHED AND AND

PICKED PICKED BERRIESBERRIES

GREW GREW CROPSCROPS

HARVESTEHARVESTED CROPSD CROPS