The First Californians
According to many scientists, how did early people first come to North America?
a. By floating on masses of ice from Antarctica
b. By crossing a land bridge from Asia into North America
c. By building a bridge out of rocks
d. By traveling in wagons
b. By crossing a land bridge
What natural resources were important to the Native Americans of the Northern Coastal Region?
a. Brush & grasses
b. Trees & rivers
c. shells & tar
d. clay & minerals
b. trees and rivers
Government is
a. A person
b. A president
c. a system for deciding what is best for a group of people
d. Aurora the wonder pug
c. a system for deciding what is best for a group of people
Division of labor means
a. Practicing division in math
b. Different workers doing different jobs
c. trade
d. all of the above
b. Different workers doing different jobs
Arid means
a. Angry
b. Sad
c. dry
d. all of the above
c. dry
Why did early people move from place to place?
a. To follow & hunt herds of animals like the mammoth
b. To search for places to build villages
c. To look for fertile land for crops
d. To make maps of the land
a. To follow & hunt herds of animals like the mammoth
What was the main food for the Yurok?
a. Berries
b. Rabbit
c. elk
d. salmon
d. salmon
Who usually became the Chumash village leader when another leader died?
a. No one
b. The Chumash people voted
c. the village leader's son
d. None of the above
c. the village leader's son
Specialize means
a. Work at one kind of job & learn to do it well
b. A type of food
c. being special
d. none of the above
a. Work at one kind of job & learn to do it well
What are springs?
a. The word doesn't exist
b. Water flowing through the ground
c. A type of shade from the heat
d. Dry land
b. Water flowing through the ground
When did people first reach North America?
a. About 500 years ago
b. in 1985
c. between 9,000 & 10,000 years ago
d. more than 13,000 years ago
d. more than 13,000 years ago
What tribes lived in the Northern Coastal Region?
a. Chumash & Maidu
b. Cahuilla & Yokuts
c. Yurok, Hupa, & Pomo
d. Miwok & Maidu
c. Yurok, Hupa, & Pomo
What natural resource did the Chumash have that many other tribes did not have?
a. tule
b. redwood trees
c. tar
d. clay
c. tar
What tribes lived in the Central Valley and Mountain Regions?
a. Chumash & Mojave
b. Maidu & Gabrielino
c. Miwok and Wiyot
d. Maidu, Miwok, & Yokuts
d. Maidu, Miwok, & Yokuts
What are the names of the tribes that live in the Desert Region?
The Cahuilla and Mojave
Ancestors are
a. Cousins
b. Pugs
c. early family members
d. sisters
c. early family members
Trade is
a. A type of job
b. Exchange of goods
c. a store
d. none of the above
b. Exchange of goods
What was the name of the spirit that the Gabrielino believed in?
Qua-o-ar or "Giver of Life"
Which group's range covered the largest area?
a. the Yokuts
b. the Maidu
c. the Miwok
d. the Achumavi
a. the Yokuts
What did the Cahuilla do about the lack of food in the desert?
They traveled to places where acorns were available and gathered them.
Surplus means
a. To serve something
b. Extra
c. to eat
d. none of the above
b. Extra
What happened at the First Salmon ceremony?
The shaman had to catch and eat the first salmon of the season
Why did the Luiseno and Kumeyaay tribes hold ceremonies?
They believed that they were a way to give thanks and to keep themselves in harmony with nature, with each other, and with their ancestors.
Explain why the Native Americans living in both the Central Valley and Mountain Regions would move during the year.
They moved during the year to enjoy better weather and to gather food.
How did the climate influence the way the Mojave Indians built their homes?
They built open-sided houses to keep cool during the hot summers; in the winter they built sturdy walls for their houses to stay warm.