California Studies Weekly Quiz #6

How did the American Indians of the Pacific Coast depend on the ocean and freshwater rivers for their survival?

How were dentalium shells used as money by Pacific Coast Indians?

• They used the shells to buy goods from others.

• They traded the shells for gold to buy goods from European settlers.

• They used the shells to trace designs onto articles of clothing for decoration.

• Both a and c

Of the tribes discussed in this week's issue, which tribe is considered the most advanced?

• Miwok

• Chumash

• Yurok

• Hupa

How were the Yurok's canoes different from other tribes of Coastal California?

• The Yurok's canoes were made of redwood trees and designed for stream travel instead of ocean use.

• The Yurok's canoes were made of large planks of driftwood and attached together by cords.

• The Yurok's canoes were flat-bottomed rafts designed to float downstream on river currents.

• The Yurok's canoes were made of pine planks that were attached with twine, and asphalt filled the cracks to make the canoes watertight.

Wealthy families of the Yurok tribe were treated differently than other members because they

• had rights to certain hunting and fishing lands

• were consulted for advice by others

• could take the largest pieces of a trapped whale

• all of the above

Whales travel past the coast of California each year

• migrating from the cool Arctic waters to the warm waters of the tropics

• feeding on the migrating salmon making their way to the freshwater streams to spawn

• migrating from the Sea of Japan to the Puget Sound

• following fishing boats pulling in their nets

In order to cover up their human smell, hunters of the Hupa tribe

• bathed in whale blubber

• stood in the smoke of a fire

• wore the hides of the deer they had previously hunted

• built stands to elevate above the deer they were hunting

The Miwok tribe enjoyed eating all different kinds of animals, including ____________________.

• whale, mussels and shark

• seal, bear and deer

• skunk, bat and snakes

• salmon, deer and rabbits

___________ were used by the California Coastal Indians to catch fish and store food.

• woven baskets

• hammocks

• knitted bags

• yarn blankets

Why were acorns so important to the Coastal American Indians?