Native Americans and their environment
Why did California Native Americans have so many different culture groups?
Because most were separated by California's mountains and deserts.
Native Americans built their homes out of materials that...
were around them in their environment.
Hernán Cortés and Christopher Columbus hoped to find a new route from ______________
Europe to Asia
Native Americans set controlled fires in order to...
Clear the land so they could better farm it.
What was the name of the Native American Tribe located in the Bay Area?
Ohlone Tribe
The first European to explore the coast of Alta California was ______.
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Early people hunted animals and gathered fruits and nuts. These are all examples of how they ___________.
adapted to their environment
What are shamans?
Men and women who had special religious powers.
Describes how Sir Frances Drake impacted California?
He claimed Point Reyes for England.
How did people first come to California?
walking and by boat from Asia
How did climate affect the way Native Americans built their homes?
Native Americans who lived in cooler climates built enclosed wooden houses. California Native Americas who lived in warmer climate built open-air houses.
Why did Sebastián Cermeño sail from the Philippines to California?
To find ports in Alta California
How did the Mojave Native Americans make a living?
They grew corn, beans, and melons
What was the role of chiefs in Native American government?
They were the head of tribal government. Chiefs helped guide people on how to live.
How did geography play a role in Spain's lack of interest in California in the years following Sebastián Vizcaino's voyage?
Deserts and mountains made California hard to reach by land from Mexico.