Discovering the first Californians
Which statement is not an idea about the first Californians?
a. Scientists believe the first people arrived in California about 12,000 years ago.
b. Californians may be the relatives of ancient hunters who crossed a land bridge.
c. The first Californians swam across the Bering Strait to North America.
d. Indian groups believe that their people have always lived in California.
c. The first Californians swam across the Bering Strait to North America.
The Chumash were well know for their
a. basket weaving
b. salmon catching
c. boat building
d. mountain climbing
c. boat building
The Miwok lived in homes made from
a. rock
b. earth
c. woven grasses
d. wood
b. earth
Ancient hunter may have crossed to North America from the continent of
a. Australia
b. Asia
c. North America
d. South America
b. Asia
The Yurok used dried salmon
a. for food and trade
b. to make their clothing
c. as bait for fishing
d. to build their homes
a. for food and trade
Which job would a Miwok boy be most likely to learn
a. how to make flour from acorns
b. how to care for children
c. how to spear fish from the river
d. how to gather berries, nuts, and plants.
c. how to spear fish from the river
The Bering Strait is part of what ocean?
a. Indian Ocean
b. Artic Ocean
c. Atlantic Ocean
d. Pacific Ocean
d. Pacific Ocean
Which geographic feature do the people of the North and South coasts share?
a. mountains and valleys
b. the same rivers
c. Atlantic Ocean coastline
d. Pacific Ocean coastline
d. Pacific Ocean coastline
Which group of people live farther from the coast?
a. the people from the mountains.
b. the people from the valley.
c. neither the Valley nor the mountains.
d. both the Valley and the Mountain people.
a. the people from the mountains.
Archaeologists feel that a stone with a chipped edge may have been used...
a. to cut meat or scrape animal skins
b. to hold up the walls of an Indian home
c. as a kind of money
d. to hold food or water
a. to cut meat or scrape animal skins
Which group of people lives closer to the desert?
a. the people of the north coast
b. both the north coast and the south coast people
c. neither the north coast or the south coast people
d. the people of the south coast
d. the people of the south coast
Why did the Maidu preserve food for the winter months?
a. Trade for food stopped during the winter months
b. the winters were cold and long, and animals were hard to find
c. The Maidu were not allowed to hunt during the winter.
d. Animals caught the summer tasted better.
b. the winters were cold and long, and animals were hard to find
All American Indians belong to two groups, their...
a. hometown and the US
b. tribal nation and India
c. tribal nation and the US
d. tribal nation and California
c. tribal nation and the US
What Indian groups made their homes on the northern pacific coast and in the northwestern mountains?
a. Yurok. Klamath, Hupa
b. Yurok, Chumash, Karok
c. Yurok, Hupa, and Karok
d. Yurok, Navajo, and Fort Mojave
c. Yurok, Hupa, and Karok
Which group of words best describes the crops the Mojave grew?
a. grapes , pineapples, coconuts
b. cotton, squash, melons
c. tobacco, corn, orange trees
d. squash, melons, corn, pumpkins
d. squash, melons, corn, pumpkins