California American Indian Tribes of the Mountain, Central Vall.

California Indian tribes often went to war with each other over resources.

• True

• False

What was one reason why California Indian tribes did not fight each other?

• Trade was too profitable.

• There were no capital cities.

• Tribal chiefs were all related

• The geography created barriers.

Acorns can be eaten directly off the tree.

• True

• False

Why would tribes in the Delta trade shells for woodpecker feathers?

• Birds were sacred to Delta tribes.

• Woodpeckers are rare in the Delta.

• Shells are more expensive than feathers.

• Only feathers could decorate totem poles

Who did NOT help make decisions for the tribe?

• shamans

• cheiftains

• heads of families

• brand-new hunters

Which tribe built rounded wickiup houses to live in?

• Modoc

• Maidu

• Achomawi

• Monache

_________ typically lived at higher altitudes and built conical houses out of redwood bark or other available tree bark. T

• Maidu

• The Sierra Miwok

• Yokuts

• Pomo

Tribes of the Delta region typically lived in villages on the edges of the Delta, which was prone to daily fl ooding from the ocean tides.

• True

• False

_______villages would have had a dome-shaped assembly building with a low entryway that sat in the middle of a village. T

• Pomo

• Yokuts

• Maidu

• Sierra Miwok

The Lake _____ got their name because of their location in the Clear Lake Basin.

• Miwok

• Pomo

• Maidu

• Yokuts