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Coastal TribesDesert Tribes(the Mojaves)

Native Californians

Central Valley & Mountain Tribes

Early People of California

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Huge, slow moving mass of

ice.

What is a glacier?

People who keep moving from place to place.

Who are nomads?

The way people got from Asia to North America.

What is a land bridge?

Any object made by people in the

past.

What is an artifact?

The two large animals that early

Californian’s hunted for food and clothing

that both became extinct

What are mammoths and

mastodons?

These 2 tribes lived in wooden plank

houses.

Who are the Yuroks and the

Hoopas?

These 2 foods were most important to

Coastal tribes.

What are salmon and acorns?

This tribe allowed individuals to own

land for themselves.

Who are the Yuroks?

This tribe had a government system

led by a Wot.

Who are the Chumash?

Places where the Hoopa men

gathered to think & pray.

What are sweat lodges?

The Maidus’ large, mound-shaped shelters built of wood & covered

with dirt.

What are earth lodges?

The dividing of work among

different workers.

What is division of labor?

A division of labor allowed people to do this: work at one kind of job they did well.

What is to specialize?

This tribe lived in many different

regions of California.

Who are the Miwoks?

This tribe made acorn flour & sent runners to carry

messages.

Who are the Yokuts?

The Mojaves developed this,

giving them most of their food.

What is agriculture?

The Mojaves’ 3 main water

sources.

What are the Colorado River, desert springs, &

cacti/yucca?

The reason the Mojave had to also gather figs & roots.

What are scarce food sources?

2 types of storage the Mojave used.

What are clay pots & grass baskets?

The Mojaves traveled long

distances to trade with this tribe.

Who are the Chumash?

The Yuroks used these to catch

salmon.

What are weirs?

How Native Californians told about important

events & people in their history.

What are legends?

Scientists who studied artifacts to learn about what life was like long

ago.

Who are archaeologists?

This tribe used tar to make their

canoes waterproof.

Who are the Chumash?

The 2 ways Native Californians were

alike.

What are “wasted little” & “respect

for all life?”

Make your wager

This tribe used games to teach children

important skills they would need when

they grew up.

Who are the Miwok?