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EEI California Indian People and Management of Natural Resources

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14 Nsɛmmisa

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Traditiona assessment for EEI unit: California Indians Peoples and Management of Natural Resources

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The natural regions had ___________________ that California Indians needed.

A fire

B food

C resources

D reservations

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2.

In which of these natural regions would California Indians have gathered shells?

A the coast

B the desert

C the grasslands

D the alpine meadow

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3.

__________________________ were traded MOST by California Indians.

A shell necklaces

B food

C canoes

D fire

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4.

In which tribal region did California Indians build houses out of redwood?

A Eastern Tribal Region

B South Central Tribal Region

C Southwest Tribal Region

D Northwest Tribal Region

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Which resource used by California Indians would not have come from a river area?

A willow tree

B fire

C water

D fish

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6.

All California Indian cultures made _____________?

A deerskin

B pine nuts

C baskets

D kutsavi

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7.

Which is one way California Indians changed the way plants grew?

A coppicing

B winnowing

C weaving

D hunting

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8.

Why did California Indians burn the land?

A to send messages to other tribes

B to help them get more and better resources

C to chase away all the animals from a place

D to celebrate a good harvest

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Many California Indians long ago believed that ___________________.

A animals had special powers or were related to the people

B all the animals and people had come from the oceans

C any resource the people used belonged to Coyote

D an eagle had created the land and the water around them

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10.

Read the question and write a short answer. (5 points each)
Name one animal and one plant used by the California Indians and tell how the animal and the plant were used.
Animal ________________
Used for: _
Plant:
Used for: ________

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11.

You are a California Indian living in a grassland. What are TWO reasons for burning the grassland. Be sure to explain your reasons.

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12.

You are a California Indian living in the Northeast Tribal Region. Why would you want to trade with people from other regions? (5 points)

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13.

Choose one legend told by the California Indians a long time ago. Tell what this legends tells you about the beliefs and customs of this tribe?

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14.

Name two ways the California Indians got the resources they needed from the region in which they lived?