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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?