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SS Chapter 2
First Californians
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History
4th Grade
10/08/2010

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This word means "to exchange goods or services."
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barter
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This word means "objects that satisfy people's wants."
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goods
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This is "work done to satisfy wants."
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service
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Any exchange of resources, goods, or services is called this.
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trade
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The way in which a group uses its resources to buy and sell things is called this.
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economy
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An account of events told through speaking is called what?
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oral history
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To change to live in a new environment is what?
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adapt
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This word means variety.
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diversity
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People first came to California about how many years ago?
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10,000 years ago
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T or F: As the climate warmed, large animals began to die out.
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True
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This word means the way of life of a group of people.
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culture
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A formal act held to honor an event or belief is what?
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a ceremony
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Any way of life handed down over many years is known as a what?
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tradition
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What is one source of food abundant to most Indian nations in the Central Valley of California?
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acorns
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A person who collected food by hunting animals and gathering plants is called what?
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hunter-gatherer
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This word means farming?
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agriculture
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What is a system for making and carrying out laws called?
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government
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Someone who gives guides or is responsible for a group is in a position of what?
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leadership
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T or F: A basket is a type of service.
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False, a basket is a type of good.
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T or F: The Chumash carved bowls out of steatite.
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True
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T or F: Desert Indians uses nuts to make mush and cakes.
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False, desert Indians used seedpods to make mush and cakes.
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T or F: When the climate warmed, Indians had to start travel around to new regions.
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False, when the climate warmed, Indians had to settle in different regions and use the resources around them.
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What title was given to the person who governed the Cahuilla nations?
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chief
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Who helped Cahuilla chiefs make big decisions?
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a council
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T or F: California Indians traveled far from their region to get supplies to build their homes.
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False, California Indians used the resources that were near them.
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What materials did Central Valley Indians use to build their homes?
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reeds and grasses
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What materials did mountain Indians use to build their homes?
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tree bark
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What kind of houses did the Central Coast Miwok build?
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cone-shaped houses made of wooden poles and covered with grass
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Would you be able to describe in your own words what a day might be like for an Indian living in a particular region?
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What is something you learned from chapter 2? Why is that important or interesting?
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