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WorksheetsSocial Studies Chapter 2 Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which statement describes the early California Indians?
They obtained all of their resources through trade.
There was often conflict between groups over farmland.
Groups traded with each other, and there was rarely conflict.
Different groups helped each other hunt and build homes.
Which statement describes one way that the California Indians adapted to their resources?
They traded goods with other groups.
They fished and hunted animals.
They ate seeds of roasted pine cones.
They grew fruits and vegetables.
Look at the map. Then answer the question.
What kinds of food sources would you expect the Pomo and Gabrielino to have used?
antelope, sheep, and deer
seals, fish, and shellfish
pumpkins, melons, and beans
nuts, rabbit, and corn
Look at the map. Then answer the question. The Maidu made snowshoes for their snowy winters in the mountain region. Which other group of California Indians would have done the same?
Modoc
Mohave
Pomo
Yokuts
Look at the graphic organizer. Then answer the question. Which of these main ideas belongs with these supporting details?
The ability to make clothing was an important skill for young California Indians.
Trade between groups of California Indians consisted mainly of clothing.
Animals were the most important resourcefor the California Indians.
California Indians made their clothes based on their climate.
Check the words that complete this sentence and make sense.
California Indians passed along their _______ such as religious _______.
traditions
displays
dances
concerts
ceremonies
Look at the picture. Then answer the question. Which sentence could be used as a caption for the picture?
A California Indian shows how Indians gathered resources from the surounding geography.
A California Indian shows how Indians adapted to their environment.
A California Indian shows how Indians had a complicated system of trade.
A California Indian carries on traditions of long ago.
Look at the picture. Then answer the question.
This picture shows an area where a group of California Indians would have _______.
farmed, trapped seals, and worn deer skin
settled, built rows of homes out of tule, and fished
traded and made sandals to protect them from the heat
held ceremonies and built homes that would stay cool and shady
You are taking a trip to the library. Check all topics that you would find in a book titled:
Traditions of the California Indians.
resources
headdresses
diet
music
folklore
You are taking a trip to the library. Check all topics that you would find in a book titled:
Geography and the California Indians
resources
diet
music
folklore
homes
Look at the picture. Then answer the question.
How is this modification made by the California Indians to the environment best explained?
Bushes are cleared to make it easier to hunt and travel.
An area is cleared so that a village can be built.
Ashes are used to make clay for pottery.
Fire is set as part of a ceremony.
Look at the picture. Then answer the question.
How would this object have been created by the Hupa?
carved with knives
carved with obsidian tools
carved with deer and elk antlers
carved with branches from trees
Look at the picture. Then choose the best word to complete the sentence.
California Indians valued __________.
canoes
dams
tools
weirs
Look at the picture. Then choose the best word to complete the sentence.
California Indians valued these because they allowed people to _______.
move belongings from one place to another
go out on the ocean to fish
travel to other villages for ceremonies
visit other villages to trade
Look at the picture. Then answer the question.
How would this animal have been trapped by some California Indians?
Traps called weirs were built, and the animal was caught in a net.
Holes were dug in the ground, and the animal was scared toward the trap.
Fire was used to lead the animal into a village where it was trapped.
A trail of food was left for the animal to follow into a hole in the ground.
Look at the picture. Then answer the question.
What is shown in the picture?
a trade
an elder
a conflict
a ceremony
Check the words that complete the sentence and make sense:
An important California Indian tradition was _______. It was a way of passing on ______.
skills
storytelling
history
hunting
How did Archie Thompson solve the problem he had?
He helped preserve the Yurok language.
He changed the Yurok language to a new one.
He helped his people live without the Yurok language.
He helped to preserve all California Indian languages.
How has clay pottery and basket weaving of the California Indians changed over time?
They use a different technique.
They use machines to make them.
They still make them the same way, but now they are considered pieces of art.
They do not make them at all anymore.
How has the clay pottery and basket weaving of California Indians stayed the same over time?
They are still handmade and used for the same purposes as long ago.
They make the same amount as they did in the past.
They use the same colors as they did long ago.
They make the same sizes and shapes as they did in the past.
Storytelling is important to California Indians. Check all the statements that describe these stories and the purpose they served.
In the stories, animals often act like people.
They are used to explain things in nature such as the sun and the moon.
They are used to scare young children.
Sometimes, the stories teach important lessons.
They are told only by the most important member of the group.
Read the passages:
My social studies teacher, Mr. Jones, feels the older members of families and communities should pass down important stories and customs to keep them alive.
Miss Engel, my English teacher, thinks that communities and families should begin new traditions and customs that relate to their lives today.
Check all the statements that are true about how these two points of view are the same and how they are different.
Both Mr. Jones and Miss Engel believe that traditions are important.
Mr. Jones thinks that stories from the past are important.
Mr. Jones does not value what is happening today.
Miss Engel thinks new stories should be shared.
Mis Engel thinks what happened in the past is over.
Look at the picture. Then check all the answers below that are true about what you see.
This is an arrowhead made from obsidian.
This was made by a machine.
Some groups of California Indians made knives and arrowheads from obsidian to use for hunting.
These are easy to make.
Obsidian could be traded for other supplies.
