The First Californians
The Northern Coastal Region
The Coastal Region
The Central Valley and the Mountains
The Desert Region
100

What are the left behind items called that scientists study?

What are artifacts?

100

What was the most important natural resources to the Native Americans of the northern Coastal region?

What are trees and rivers?

100

What material did the Chumash use to make their baskets?

What is tar?

100

Which of these tribes did NOT live in the Central Valley Region? The Maidus, Yokuts, Yuroks, and Miwoks.

What is the Yuroks?

100

What did tribes in the Central Valley and Mountain Range use to build their homes?

What are branches covered with grass or tule?

200

What is another name for the groups of Native Americans?

What are tribes?

200

What was the most important food for the Yurok?

What is salmon?

200

What were strings of shells used for?

What is trade?

200

When did early people first reach California?

What is more than 13,000 years ago?

200
What do you call openings in the ground where water comes through?

What are springs?

300

What is another word for a groups 'way of life'? 

What is culture?

300

What type of houses did Northern Coastal Native Americans create? 

What are plank houses?

300

What did the Chumash create for water travel?

What are tomols?

300

Where did Maidu Native Americans store their extra acorns?

What is a granary?

300

What did the river leave behind that allowed for great crop producing?

What is silt?

400

What did they call the stories that Native Americans shared?

What are legends?

400

What is the name for the 'fences' the Yurok used to catch salmon?

What are weirs?

400

What is the system in place that allows citizens to make rules and choose leaders?

What are governments?

400

What is another term for 'system of work'? 

What is a division of labor?

400

What river did the Native Americans in the desert region live along?

What is the Colorado river?

500

What do you call the group of people who came before you?

What are ancestors?

500

What is the name for a Yurok religious leader?

Who is a shaman?

500

What did scientists believe early people used to travel from Asia to North America?

What is by crossing a land bridge?

500

Why were games important for the Miwok?

What is they taught children needed skills?
500

Which of these tribes did NOT live in the desert region? Cahuilla, Chumash, Serrano, or Mojave.

What is Chumash?