Native Californians Chapter Review

People first reached California at least _____________ years ago.

• 5,000

• 10,000

• 13,000

• 25,000

How did Native Californians get items that were not found in their territory?

• They used a shaman to get the items.

• They traded for things they needed.

• They did without the items.

• They set up a government system to get what they needed.

What is a legend?

• The most important member of the tribe.

• An object made by people in the past.

• Stories handed down over time to explain the world around them.

• The exchanging (buying and selling) of goods.

How did people first arrive in North America?

• They sailed large ships across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe.

• They walked north from South America.

• They swam across the Pacific Ocean.

• They walked across a land bridge from Asia during the last ice age.

When an archaeologist (scientist who studies ancient civilizations) finds an arrowhead in the ground near the remains of an old cooking site, the arrowhead is an example of a/n ___________________-

Check the box for all that would be considered a part of someone's culture.

• religion

• food

• clothing

• language

What is a synonym for "family members that were born before you?"

True or False?

Tribes that lived in the desert region would have a different culture than tribe living in the coastal region?

In the Chumash tribe, they had a system where a leader would make decisions for the overall good of the tribe. When this leader died, the son, daughter, or brother became the next leader. This is an example of ______________?

• legend

• government

• ancestors

• specialize

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

The _________________ has an important role in the tribe as a healer and religious leader.

• shaman

• specialize

• legend

• government