VA Studies SOL Review - American Indians

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

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

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

• 1

• 4

• 5

• 3

Which sections of the map shows where the Iroquoian language groups lived?

• a. 3 & 1

• b. 4 & 5

• c. 1 & 4

• d. 2 & 3

What language did the Cherokee Indians speak?

• Siouan

• English

• Algonquian

• Iroquoian

Which tribe spoke Algonquian?

• Monacan

• Cherokee

• Pamunkey

• Powhatan

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

• Archaeologists

• Climate

• artifacts

• archaeology

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

• The native peoples called themselves “Indians”

• He thought he was in the Indies

• He made up the name “Indians”

• He thought he had found America

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

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

• winter

• summer

• fall

• spring

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

• summer

• spring

• fall

• winter