WorksheetsPre-Columbian Settlements & People
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
California Indians had to _________ to their natural environments in different ways.
Myth
Adapt
Nomad
Obsidian
California Indians developed their own __________ in different parts of California.
stories
Myth
Cultures
Adapt
This covers most of the Northeast area, where the land is high and flat.
Plateau
Obsidian
Myth
Culture
The Modoc Indians of the Northeast were expert weavers, they made tightly woven ________ that they used to cook soups and stews.
obsidian
tools
clothes
baskets
Large deposits of _______, a hard glassy rock that is formed when lava cools, dots the landscape of the Great Basin Area.
baskets
Shells
obsidian
rocks
Indians of the Great Basin Area were ______ who moved often in search of food.
Nomads
Cheifs
Shamans
Indians in different parts of California developed different cultures because they had different __________.
food
language
environments
stories
Like all Indian people in California, the Mojaves had many _______. They were stories that help to explain the beliefs and history of a people.
songs
jokes
myths
The most important person in an Indian village was the group's ________, who gave advice and settled arguments.
leader
Chief
nomad
Shaman
The second most important person was the _______, who treated the sick.
nomad
chief
Shaman
doctor
California Indians believed that the land and all things on it were _____ from the spirit world.
gifts
myths
stories
California Indians treated nature with
respect.
no care.
disrespect.
