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Local Native Americans

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Study the map in the image. Where do the Chumash live?

a)

Letter D

b)

Letter C

c)

Letter B

d)

Letter A

2.

What is special about a federally recognized tribe?

a)

They have their own government.

b)

They are U.S. citizens.

c)

They can trade with states.

d)

They receive federal income.

3.

What valuable goods did the Chumash produce and trade throughout California?

a)

baskets, furs, beads

b)

boats, canoes, kayaks

c)

capes, shoes, feathers

d)

acorn flour, berries, fish

4.

True or False? The Chumash were wiped out during European colonization.

a)

False

b)

True

5.

Why might Olivella beads been used as currency? Check all that apply?

a)

It was difficult to make the beads.

b)

The beads were rare and beautiful.

c)

Beads were the only round objects.

d)

Animals avoided people with beads.

e)

Food tasted better mixed with beads.

6.

Check all that apply:

Chumash children learned history and beliefs through.....

a)

storytelling

b)

textbooks

c)

plays on stage

d)

going to school

7.

True or false? The Chumash farmed gourds, melons, and tomatoes.

a)

False

b)

True

8.

Make an inference: Only the chief was allowed to wear a bearskin cape. What are some of the reasons why the chief wore this?

a)

The bearskin cape was a symbol of strength and courage.

b)

The bearskin cape was a sign of the chief's power.

c)

The bearskin cape let everyone in the tribe know that the chief might hibernate during the winter.

d)

The chief wore a bearskin cape because he didn't like deerskin.