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EEI California Indian People and Management of Natural Resources
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Traditiona assessment for EEI unit: California Indians Peoples and Management of Natural Resources
Question 1
1.
The natural regions had ___________________ that California Indians needed.
A fire
B food
C resources
D reservations
Question 2
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
Question 3
3.
__________________________ were traded MOST by California Indians.
A shell necklaces
B food
C canoes
D fire
Question 4
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
Question 5
5.
Which resource used by California Indians would not have come from a river area?
A willow tree
B fire
C water
D fish
Question 6
6.
All California Indian cultures made _____________?
A deerskin
B pine nuts
C baskets
D kutsavi
Question 7
7.
Which is one way California Indians changed the way plants grew?
A coppicing
B winnowing
C weaving
D hunting
Question 8
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
Question 9
9.
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
Question 10
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: __________________________________
Question 11
11.
You are a California Indian living in a grassland. What are TWO reasons for burning the grassland. Be sure to explain your reasons.
Question 12
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)
Question 13
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?
Question 14
14.
Name two ways the California Indians got the resources they needed from the region in which they lived?