Virginia Studies: Native Peoples and Geography (VS.2D-F)

Vocabulary flashcards covering Virginia's American Indian language groups, seasonal adaptations, environmental connections, and archaeological findings based on Virginia Studies Curriculum Framework VS.2D-F.

Eastern Woodland Indians

The term used to refer to Virginia's American Indians, whose way of life was connected to the forests that cover most of the state's land.

Algonquian languages

A major language group spoken primarily in the Tidewater region; the Powhatan were a part of this group.

Siouan languages

A major language group spoken primarily in the Piedmont region; the Monacan were part of this group.

Iroquoian languages

A major language group spoken in Southwestern Virginia and in Southern Virginia near what is today North Carolina; the Cherokee were a part of this group.

Powhatan

An American Indian group located in the Tidewater region that spoke Algonquian languages.

Monacan

An American Indian group located in the Piedmont region that spoke Siouan languages.

Cherokee

An American Indian group located in Southwestern Virginia and Southern Virginia near what is today North Carolina that spoke Iroquoian languages.

Christopher Columbus

The explorer who called the native people he found 'Indians' because he thought he was in the Indies (near China).

Artifacts

Items such as arrowheads, pottery, and other tools that have been found and tell a lot about the people who lived in Virginia.

Winter (Seasonal Food & Survival)

The season when American Indians hunted birds and animals and lived on foods stored the previous fall.

Spring (Seasonal Food & Survival)

The season when American Indians hunted, fished, and picked berries.

Summer (Seasonal Food & Survival)

The season when American Indians grew crops such as beans, corn, and squash.

Fall (Seasonal Food & Survival)

The season when American Indians harvested crops and hunted for foods to preserve and keep for the winter.

Archaeology

A field of study that helps people understand the past by analyzing all kinds of material evidence left from people of the past.

Werowocomoco and Jamestown

Historic sites where recent archaeological digs have recovered new material evidence about Virginia's past.