Studies Weekly 12 grade 4

What is NOT a way for a chief to be chosen?

• the office is inherited

• the tribe held an election

• the best hunter became chief

• the wealthiest members were chosen.

There is one main theory of how people arrived in the Western Hemisphere.

• True

• False

Women could be tribal leaders.

• True

• False

What is a benefit of becoming a federally recognized tribe?

• The tribe is granted their own land.

• Tribal members become U.S. citizens.

• They can sell items labeled "authentic".

• Members receive government income.

Pacific Coast tribes celebrated by

(a)  

Desert tribes (a)   during their celebrations.

Why did desert tribes usually hunt small game?

• Rabbit meat tastes better.

• Larger animals were sacred.

• They preferred a vegetarian diet.

• The environment did not support deer.

Where did desert tribes live?

• Atacama

• Gobi

• Mojave

• Sahara

How long have people lived in California?

• 480 years

• 12,000 years

• 15,00o0 years

• 30,000 years

What did the Chumash use for currency?

• rabbit sticks

• Olivella shells

• Sequoia bark

• rattlesnake tails