California Indians

Each group of California Indians had their own _______________.

• culture

• historian

• shaman

• settlers

California Indians believed that a _______________ could contact the spirit world.

• historian

• shaman

• culture

• settlers

Spanish _______________ arrived in the late-1700s to teach California Indians Spanish religion and culture.

• historian

• settlers

• shaman

• culture

A _______________ is an expert who studies the past.

• historian

• settlers

• culture

• shaman

How did California Indians get resources that were not local?

• • A. They constantly migrated to get new resources.

• • B. They traded resources with other Indian groups.

• • C. They stole resources from the Spanish settlements.

• • D. all of the above

What affected where California Indians lived?

• • A. physical geography

• • B. natural regions

• • C. shaman predictions

• • D. English settlers

What kinds of resources did the ocean provide the Chumash Indians?

• • A. reeds, flowers, and freshwater

• • B. acorns, corn, and berries

• • C. deer, rabbits, and bears

• • D. fish, sea mammals, and birds

Why do historians think shamans created rock art?

• • A. for religious ceremonies

• • B. to predict the future

• • C. to hunt animals

• • D. to trade with other tribes

Why did the Spanish settle in California in the late-1700s?

• • A. They were looking for a shipping route to Asia.

• • B. They needed help navigating the Californian coast.

• • C. They aimed to steal the natural resources from the California Indians.

• • D. They wanted to teach Indians the Catholic religion and Spanish culture.

Which of the following is a good way to research the first people to settle in your community?

• • A. reading an encyclopedia

• • B. writing down facts from the Internet

• • C. visiting a museum’s Web site

• • D. all of the above