A | B |
migrate | move from one region to another |
hunter-gatherers | early people hunted animals and collected fruits, nuts, and other foods |
Algonquian speakers | longhouses, coastal plains |
Siouan speakers | wigwams; piedmont region |
Iroquoian speakers | wattle-and-daub huts, blue ridge mts. |
Algonquian movement? | stayed in one place most of the time; steady wource of food; fish & farming |
Leader of Algonquians | Chief Powhatan |
archaeologists | scientists who study people who lived long ago |
artifacts | leave clues of how people lived; tools, pottery, works of art |
The three sisters | maize(corn), beans, squash |
Siouan dead | buried in mounds of earth |
Iroquoian speakers lived | blue ridge mts. & southeastern Va. |
palisades | wooden walls around villages built for protection |
trade | means to buy and sell goods with other people to get things you want that you do not have |
Natural resources | used to make goods and tools |
Primary source | an artifact or firsthand account |
reservations | area of land set aside for American Indians |
culture | way of life shared by a people and includes customs, beliefs, and _____ |
Discrimination | unfair treatment of a group of people, usually based on race or religion |
sacred | something that has deep religious meaning |
treaties | agreements between governments |