CA Indigenous Tribes & The Ohlone People

What modern region is the home of the Ohlone?

• San Diego

• San Francisco Bay Area

• San Luis Obispo

• Los Angeles

What were the shell mounds made of?

• Shells

• Kitchen Waste

• Human & Animal Remains

• All answers are correct

How did the ancient Ohlone get their food?

• 1. They grew most of it.

• 1. They hunted and gathered most of it.

• 1. They traded for most of it.

• 1. They bought it at the grocery store.

What did the Ohlone do to their environment?

• 1. They set up controlled burns.

• 1. They cut down all the trees for houses.

• 1. They built dams to stop up the streams.

• 1. They grazed cattle on the hillsides.

The Ohlone people made pottery?

• True

• False

What is an item the Ohlone traded TO other tribes?

• Salt

• Obsidian
  

• 
  Buffalo hides

• Redwood canoes

What is shamanism?

• It is a belief that people come back to life.
  

• It is a belief that spirits were the link to nature, and the spiritual world had great influence over people’s lives.
  

• It is the name for people who eat meat.

How was Ohlone government unique?

• 1. Men or women could be the leader.

• 1. Everyone voted in an election.

• 1. Only outsiders were tribal leaders.

• 1. There were no leaders.

What did California look like when the first people came?

• deserts

• covered with glaciers/large sheets of ice

• forests

The many different indigenous cultures in California is related to the different regions of the state.

• True

• False