IMPACT Ch 2 Lesson 1 Early Californians

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How were nomads different from other groups of people who first settled in California?

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Nomads moved around while other groups settled in one place.

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Which evidence supports the correct response to how nomads were different from other groups of people who first settled in California? Choose one answer: The people who stayed in the California area settled all across the region. More than 100 different groups lived in California. Some lived in permanent settlements. Others were nomads. This means they traveled from place to place to hunt and gather food. In most groups, the men were responsible for hunting and the women did most of the gathering. The different environments around each California Indian group affected how each group lived.

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The different environments around each California Indian group affected how each group lived.

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Which statement best shows how the environment influenced the Chumash way of life? Options: They formed small villages., They fished and hunted sea mammals., They built dome-shaped houses., They settled along the California coast.

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They fished and hunted sea mammals.

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Which sentence supports the idea that the Yokut Indians did not have a strong need for privacy? Options: They used bows and arrows to hunt deer and other large animals. The Yokut Indians settled in the Central Valley region. The Yokut also made traps to hunt small animals such as rabbits. Many families lived in each home. Their homes were built with mats made from grasses.

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Many families lived in each home.

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What did the Southern Paiute Indians have in common with the Sierra Miwok Indians? Choose one answer: They liked to live in the mountains. Fishing was their main source of food. They built strong homes to keep themselves safe and warm. Changing seasons caused them to move.

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Changing seasons caused them to move.

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Which idea about the Spanish settlers does the text best support?

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They built a fort in San Diego because they wanted to take over California.

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Which statement best explains why the California Indian population got much smaller after the European settlers arrived? Options: The California Indians who worked at the missions were often harmed by the settlers. The European settlers grew in number and pushed the California Indians out of California. Many California Indians died from diseases the settlers carried with them to California. After the European settlers built forts, they fought the California Indians for control of California.

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Many California Indians died from diseases the settlers carried with them to California.

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What evidence from the text best supports the correct response to why the California Indian population got much smaller after the European settlers arrived? Choose one answer.

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The Europeans brought new diseases to the region. These diseases, such as smallpox, were deadly. ... As a result, some California Indian groups were almost completely destroyed.

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What does the word traditions most likely mean?

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customs

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Which word means "moving from place to place"?

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Nomadic