| A | B |
|---|
| Bering Strait | separates Asia from North America |
| nomads crossed the Bering Strait | following herds of animals |
| Powhatan indians lived in Tidewater region | spoke Algonquain language (TAP) |
| Indians in Piedmont Region (Monacan & Mannahoac) | spoke Siouan (PSM&M) |
| Cherokee Indians lived in southwestern part of VA | spoke Iroquoian (CSI) |
| Nottoway Indians lived in a southeast | also spoke Iroquoian |
| Chief Powhatan | Chief of 30 Algonquian speaking tribes |
| Europeans gave indians | diseases and germs causing epidemics |
| Powhatan Indians relied on rivers | for transportation, trade, flooding produced rich soil,& food |
| Women & children roles | built homes, foraged and tended the gardens |
| Men's roles | ? cleared land and hunted |
| Powhatan used tools | made of stones, shells, bones, and wood |
| European explorers sailed west | they were looking for gold, jewels; hoping to find a northwest passage to Asia |
| Giovanni da Verrazano | first European to pass VA |
