Luiseno Quiz Slides 1-6

What is an ancestor?

• A natural substance that is formed under the ground.

• Someone who fights against authority.

• Someone in your family who lived long before you.

• A tool used to collect plants and roots for eating.

Where is the traditional territory of the Luiseño people?

• Along the southern coast of present day California.

• In the mountains of northern California.

• Next to the river in St. Luis.

• All across the United States.

True or False? The Luiseño people gave themselves their name.

• True

• False

The Luiseño people always built their villages near...

• Mountains and hills

• A food source, like valleys and canyons

• A building source, like forests and plains

• A water source, like rivers and creeks

What were Luiseño huts made out of? Mark all that apply.

• Animal skins

• Bark

• Stone

• Brush

• Reeds

List 5-6 different kinds of food that the Luiseño people would eat.

True or False? The Luiseño people knew how to preserve food to save it for later.

• True

• False