4.2.1 Artifacts & Va Indians Quiz

Who were the first people to live in Virginia?

• the Pilgrims

• American Indians/Native Americans

• Jamestown settlers

• Christopher Columbus and his group of explorers

Why did Christopher Columbus call the people he found in North America 'Indians'?

• His favorite son was named Indy, so he thought it was a good name

• He thought he was in the 'Indies' located near China

• He had landed near the state of Indiana

• That was what the people asked to be called

True or False: The American Indians did believe in land ownership.

• True

• False

True or False: Artifacts are man made.

• True

• False

People who study artifacts from the past are _______________.

• archaeologists

• Monacans

• pilots

• bookkeepers

Which statement best describes what these artifacts tell us about the people who may have used them?

• These artifacts were likely used by as jewelry

• These artifacts were a great food source for the people who found them

• The group who used these did not hunt and used these artifacts for games and entertainment

• These artifacts tell us that the group who used them were most likely hunters of some type

What are some ways that these bone needles might have been used by the Virginia Indians? What items would a Virginia Indian create with an artifact like this? Check two ways.

• To hunt for food

• To use in cooking

• To make clothing.

• To make baskets.

In what ways do you think this artifact could have been used?

Pick at least two ways.

• To cook

• To store food

• To hunt

• To make clothing

What would chipped off pieces of rock or shell tell archaeologists about the area where they were found?

• It is a cooking area.

• It is an eating area.

• It was an area where tools were made.

• It was a farming area.