California Studies Weekly Post-test, Weeks 5-9

When people first arrived in California, they found an abundance of resources to survive. What eventually caused people to move to different regions within California?

Why were acorns so important to the Coastal American Indians?

Which tool pictured here was used for hunting during the ice age as well in modern times for sport?

• Okhopesh

• mace

• madu

• atlatl

What tool replaced the atlatl for hunting and protection?

• knife

• bow and arrow

• rifle

• harpoon

The people of the Desert Region found food in many ways including hunting rabbits, fishing in streams and gathering nuts and berries

• collecting wild onions and garlic

• harvesting apples and cherries from trees

• growing squash, melons, pumpkins and corn

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

The Cahuilla people lived in shelters made of straw and grasses covering a wooden frame called a(n)

• wigwam

• kish

• tepee

• adobe

Irrigation was important to the Mojave people and was created by

• carrying buckets of water from the river for the crops

• digging ditches from the river to guide water back to crops

• storing water in wells to be dumped on crops when needed

In order to protect themselves from the cold winters, some tribes

The Achomawi and Atsugewi got along well with other tribes and often