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WorksheetsCalifornia Indians
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When did people first arrive in California?
a)
200 years ago
b)
5,000 years ago
c)
12,000 years ago
d)
there has always been people in California
2.
Why did the original native people of California make their homes near water?
a)
to have something nice to look at
b)
to use for drinking, cooking and cleaning
c)
to hunt the animals that came to water
d)
both red and blue
3.
How was the atlatl used by the California Indians?
a)
for hunting
b)
self defense
c)
skipping rocks
d)
both orange and red
4.
Why do people still enjoy using the atlatl?
a)
it is interesting
b)
it is fun
c)
it is good exercise
d)
all of the above
5.
What regions did the California Indian call home?
a)
Coast and Mountain
b)
Desert and Coast
c)
Coast, central valley, mountain
d)
Coast, Central Valley, Mountain and Desert
6.
What are some of the resources of the ocean the tribes of the coastal region used?
a)
Sea slugs
b)
Salmon, herring, halibut
c)
whales and sea otters
d)
all of the above
7.
Why did the tribes of the desert always move?
a)
to follow the seasons
b)
to find better homes
c)
it was too hot
d)
to find food
8.
Why didn't the indians of the Central Valley need to farm?
a)
they hunted and gathered what was available
b)
the soil wasn't suited to farming
c)
they didn't know how
9.
What is the biggest tree in the U.S.?
a)
Alligator Juniper
b)
General Grant
c)
General Sherman
d)
President
10.
Why did tribes likely move to using bows and arrows instead of the atlatl?
a)
They could get closer to prey without scaring it away
b)
bow and arrow was easier
c)
bow and arrow were more accurate
d)
All of the above
11.
How are modern decoys different from decoys used by American Indians?
a)
the materials
b)
the decoration
c)
both orange and red
12.
Why did using decoys make a difference in hunting for California Indians?
a)
decoys drew the ducks in closer
b)
the decoys tricked other hunters
c)
the decoys made their aim better
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