Vocabulary
story handed down by adults to children over many years
legend
They built waterproof boats
Chumash
Why did Indians trade food for dentalium shells?
shells were hard to find
Chumash
Natural resource
How used
1. tar
2. boats
How do archaeologists learn about early people?
dig and sift through layers of earth; search for objects made and used by people who lived long ago; study artifacts to see how they may have been used
connects two bodies of water
strait
They were desert farmers
Mojave
How was the chief of an Indian tribe usually selected?
son or daughter of earlier chief
Miwok
1. Natural Resource
2. How used
1. grasses and reeds
2. arrow points
What is a tribe? How do people of a tribe depend on each other?
People who are related to each other, live in the same area, and share the same language a religion.
uses clues from the past to help understand how easy people lived
archaeologist
They ate clams and crabs
Chumash
basket fish trap, spear, etc.
Mojave
1. Natural Resources
2. How used
1. topsoil
2. roofs
Why do you think Indian tribes live-in in the northern coastal areas traded with tribes from the desert?
way of doing something that is taught for years by older people to younger people is called a
tradition
They traded dried salmon
Yurok
Which is a ceremony: a ball game or a wedding? Why?
wedding
Yurok
1. Natural Resource
2. How used
1. branches
2. for trading, for food
What are the 4 regions in California?
1. Coastal
2. Desert
3. Valley
4. Mountain
group of people who live under the same leader live in a ___________
community
They lived on the Sacramento River
Miwok
What is one reason trade was important to the Mojave Indians?
could trade for crops if river didn't flood; get tools not available in won region; to learn about objects from other regions
What game would the Miwok children played?
Played a game with hoops and sears. Later skills used in hunting
who is your favorite teacher in the world?
Ms. Pinedo