Quiz 2 Virginia Indians: seasons, etc.

Quiz 2 Virginia Indians: seasons, etc.

Multiple Choice

Why do we refer to the American natives as Indians?

• Because that is their name in their language.

• Because Columbus thought he landed in India.

• Because Marco Polo named them.

Multiple Choice

Did Native Americans believe in land ownership?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

The first permanent English settlement in North America is known as —

• Werewocomocco

• Jamestown

• Richmond

• Yorktown

Multiple Choice

A large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English settlement was —

• Werewocomocco

• Richmond

• Jamestown

• Yorktown

Multiple Choice

Which resources do archaeologists mainly use to study the past?

• Newspaper Articles

• Storytellers

• Encyclopedias

• Artifacts

Multiple Choice

During which season were the Powhatan people most likely to grow corn, beans, and squash?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

Multiple Choice

What type of land covers most of Virginia?

• Mountains

• Plains

• Deserts

• Forests

Multiple Choice

Today, American Indians living in Virginia -

• live only on sacred land.

• live exactly as they did hundreds of years ago.

• continue to live in all parts of Virginia.

• only speak and write their native languages.

Multiple Select

Select ALL statements about Werowocomoco that are true.

• It was the name of the leader of the Powhatan Indians.

• It was a large Indian town.

• It was the headquarters of the leader Powhatan in 1607.

• It was used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English arrived.

Multiple Choice

Which statement is NOT true about Virginia Indian clothing from the 1600's?

• Animals skins were used for making most Indian clothing.

• Most Indians bought their clothing from stores.

• Indians adapted the clothing they wore depending on the seaons.

• Indians used natural resources from their environment to make their clothing.

Multiple Choice

How can Virginia's climate be described?

• Long severe winters for much of the year.

• Warm temperatures for most of the year.

• Mild with four different seasons throughout the year.

• Mild with two different seasons throughout the year.

Multiple Choice

Which part of Virginia Indians' lives did NOT depend on the changing seasons?

• food

• shelter

• language

• clothing

Multiple Choice

Why are Indians in Virginia are referred to as "Eastern Woodland Indians?"

• They lived in hollowed out trees in the forests

• Most of the land in Virginia was covered by forests

• They hid in the woods and never came out.

• They lived on the western coast of North America.

Multiple Choice

During which season did Virginia Indians plant crops?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

Multiple Choice

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

• fall

• winter

• spring

• summer

Multiple Choice

During which season did the Indians mostly harvest their crops and search for food to store?

• summer

• spring

• fall

• winter

Multiple Choice

During which season would a Virginia Indian most likely have eaten the meal to the right?

• winter

• summer

• fall

• spring

Multiple Choice

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

• photographs

• trees

• videos

• artifacts

Multiple Choice

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

• geologist

• climate

• artifacts

• archaeology