Unit 3 Chapter 5: Northwest Pacific Coast and California

What type of climate did the Tillamook people most likely experience?

• a) lots of rain with mild temperatures year-round
• b) cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers
• c) very cold winters and mild summers
• d) extremely hot and dry all year

What were the main ways peoples of the West Coast found food? Select the two correct answers.

• a) fishing
• b) growing corn
• c) gathering
• d) trading
• e) hunting bison

Why might a chief hold a potlatch?

• a) to prepare for war
• b) to celebrate a wedding
• c) to make trades with other villages
• d) to ask the spirits to help with a problem

What was the longest period a priest in the Kuksu religion might be in training?

• a) one year
• b) five years
• c) ten years
• d) the priest’s entire life

What might the figures on an object like this represent? Select the two correct answers.

• a) important dates
• b) dead chiefs
• c) families
• d) values
• e) tribes

Why are Tlingit (Chilkat) robes like this one very expensive?

• a) They take years to make.
• b) They are made of rare materials.
• c) A family can only have one at a time.
• d) They require large quantities of materials to make.

What were ollas used for?

• a) building homes
• b) asking spirits for aid
• c) storing food and water
• d) showing the social status of the wearer

Where might a carving like this be found?

• a) the Pacific Northwest
• b) the California mountains
• c) the Southern California coast
• d) the Southern California desert

Which detail belongs in the Tlingit column?

• a) made ollas
• b) carved totem poles
• c) moved with the seasons
• d) used toloache for religious purposes

Which detail belongs in the Chumash column?

• a) held potlatches
• b) wove Chilkat robes
• c) made highly decorated boats
• d) lived in huge houses that held fifty people