Flashcard #2 Virginia Indians-updated

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Which section on the map shows where Siouan language groups lived?

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Which section of the map shows where Algonquian language groups lived?

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5

Front

What language did the Cherokee Indians speak?

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Iroquoian

Front

Which tribe spoke Algonquian?

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Powhatan

Front

Which word means the study of past cultures and the way people lived based on artifacts people left behind?

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archaeology

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Why did Christopher Columbus call the people he found in the lands he explored "Indians"?

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He thought he was in the Indies (near China).

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What items have been found that tell about the Indians who were living in Virginia when the settlers arrived in 1607?

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artifacts

Front

During which season would a Virginia Indian most likely have eaten the meal to the right? winter, summer, fall, spring

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spring

Front

During which season did the Indians mostly harvest and preserve their crops?

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fall

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In which season did the Indians hunt birds and other animals and live off of stored foods?

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winter