Virginia's First People

Which is the term that describes people who share common customs, origins, history, government, or language?

• artifacts

• paramount

• nation

• culture

Which of the following are examples of artifacts?

• animal bones, plants, and glass beads

• pottery, tools, and glass beads

• glass beads, copper, and animal hair

• plants, tools, and glass beads

What is the name for a person who studies material clues made from people of the past?

• astronomist

• arachnologist

• astrologist

• archaeologist

Which of the following are examples of fossils?

• glass beads, copper, pottery

• hair, bones, plant impressions

• bones, plant impressions, tools

• bones, pottery, glass beads

Which language was spoken by the Powhatan tribes in the Coastal Plain region of Virginia?

• Algonquian

• Siouan

• Iroquoian

Which Native Virginia tribe spoke Iroquoian?

• Powhatan

• Cherokee

• Monacan

Which person in history was responsible for naming Native American tribes "Indians" because he believe his ship landed in the Indies near China?

• Christopher Newport

• Captain John Smith

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de Leon

Which name is used for Virginia's Indians and describes the thick forests that were a natural resource for the tribes?

• Eastern Woodlands

• Tidewater

• Powhatan

• Algonqian

Using fallen logs to build homes, boats, and weapons is an example of how Natives used ___________ resources for survival.

• financial

• human

• capital

• natural

Which description tells about Virginia's climate?

• relatively harsh with four distinct seasons

• relatively mild with three distinct seasons

• relatively harsh with three distinct seasons

• relatively mild with four distinct seasons