An Ancient Past
difference, variety
What is diversity?
products that people buy and sell
What are goods?
the way of life shared by a particular group of people, including their beliefs, language, foods, and laws
What is culture?
farming
What is agriculture?
Why did groups in California trade with each other?
so they could use resources that they usually did not have
to change in order to live in a new environment
What is adapt?
work that a person or company does for another
What is service?
a custom or way of life that is handed down over many years
What is tradition?
a person who collects food by gathering wild plants and hunting wild animals
What are hunter-gatherers?
Why were acorns often gathered in the Central Valley?
The Central Valley had many oak trees.
an account of past events passed down through speech
What is oral history?
the exchange, buying, or selling of goods, resources, or services
What is trade?
a formal act that honors an event or occasion as part of a custom
What is ceremony?
a system that makes and enforces laws in a certain area
What is a government?
How did the Chumash use steatite?
They carved it into bowls, pipes, and ornaments.
When Californians first arrived the climate was ________.
What is cooler?
the trade of one good or service for another without using money
What is barter?
People in the Sierra Nevada and Central Valley lived in different kinds of houses because _______________.
they had different resources and climates
the guidance of a person or group of people
What is leadership?
Name one game played by the California Indian Children
What is Peon, Ama'ty, or Hoop and Pole?
After the Ice Age large animals ____________ ___________.
What is died out?
the way in which people use resources to make, buy, and sell goods and services
What is economy?
The Maidu still dance to celebrate spring and honor the ____________ ____________.
What is the grizzly bear?
Name one resource that desert people used for shelter
What is brush, wood, or bark?
How did desert Indians use seedpods?
They used them to make mush or cakes.