Grade 4: History_1stCalifornians_Ch1

Question 1

How early people traveled from Asia to North America

Answer 1

nomadic people from Asia may have crossed a land bridge to reach North America. They moved place to place following herds of animal which they hunted for food.

Question 2

Why people traveled

Answer 2

People travel to follow herds of animal which they hunt for food

Question 3

the importance of legends

Answer 3

stories handed over time that explained how people and everything in the world came to be

Question 4

when people reached California

Answer 4

more than 13,000 years ago

Question 5

why native people trimmed trees

Answer 5

trimming pine trees produce more acorns and pine nuts

Question 6

how canoes were made

Answer 6

3 types of canoe.
Dugout Canoe is made from giant tree logs, burned the inside to easily hollow out, then used stone to form canoe.
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Plank Canoe were made from split logs and tied by plant fibers.
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Tule Balsa Canoe were made from tied-up tule plants.

Question 7

why some tribes used bowls were made of clay and some used baskets made of plants

Answer 7

clay pots were used for storing food, water and cooking.

baskets made from reeds and plants were used for carrying water, storage and dishes.

Question 8

importance of games

Answer 8

Teach children important skills.

Example: ring-and-dart game help develop hunting skills because they need to throw large dart through a wooden ring

Question 9

importance of temperature change for native people

Answer 9

they adapted to fish more, to hunt smaller animals, ate more plants, and travel places where they can hunt and gather food.

Question 10

importance of storytelling

Answer 10

storytelling (that was passed down from adults to children) helps tell about tribe’s history, explain natural events (like storms), explain how people and everything in the world became to be.

Question 11

importance of trade

Answer 11

people trade in order to get something they cannot get from resources around them (or do not have or cannot make)

Question 12

know how to read a table

Answer 12

(see book page 75 on how to read table)

Question 13

artifacts

Answer 13

any object made by people in the past

Question 14

government

Answer 14

system for deciding what is best for the group of people

Question 15

cooperate

Answer 15

to work together

Question 16

specialize

Answer 16

to work at one kind of job and learn to do it well

Question 17

ancestor

Answer 17

early family members

Question 18

culture

Answer 18

group of people’s ways of living. way of speaking, acting, dressing and beliefs

Question 19

trade

Answer 19

the exchanging (buy & selling) of goods

Question 20

Northern Coastal Region: name of Indian Tribe, foods and natural resources

Answer 20

Northern Coastal Region: Yurok indians used redwood trees to build shelter, fished in rivers, hunted deers & sea lions, & dug up clams

Question 21

Southern Coastal Region: name of Indian Tribe, foods and natural resources

Answer 21

Southern Coastal Region: Chumash indians used tar to make baskets and waterproof their canoes.catch crabs & dug up clams along Pacific Ocean.

Question 22

Central Valley and Mountains Region: name of Indian Tribe, foods and natural resources

Answer 22

Central Valley and Mountains Region: Maidu indians harvested acorns, nuts and berries

Question 23

Desert Region: name of Indian Tribe, foods and natural resources

Answer 23

Desert Region: Mojave indians used the Colorado River for their natural source of water for growing corn, beans & pumpkin in the desert.They fished and hunted small animals (rabbits, racoons)

Question 24

Northern Coastal Region: name of Indian Tribes

Answer 24

Yurok build home with slanted roof.
Hupa build planked (slanted) houses.
Pomo build homes built with wooden frames

Question 25

Southern Coastal Region: name of Indian Tribes

Answer 25

Chumash bent willow branches into dome shape homes & covered with grass.
Gabrielino build home from branches and grass

Question 26

Central Valley and Mountains Region: name of Indian Tribes

Answer 26

Maidu made houses out of tree branches tied together as a cone and covered with bark.
Miwok leaned branches & covered with grass.
Yokuts built rounded houses from willow poles

Question 27

Desert Region: name of Indian Tribes

Answer 27

Cahuilla made houses out of brushes.

Mojave made open-sided flat-topped shelters for summer and for winter, made of logs & mud