agriculture
the growing of
crops and the
raising of animals
ancestor
early family members
of present-day
American Indians
arid
extremely dry;
so that no
vegetation grows
artifact
an object made by
someone in the
past
ceremony
a celebration to
honor a cultural or
religious event
cooperate
to work together
culture
specific ways of
living
division of labor
different people
perform different
jobs
government
a system of leaders and
laws for making
decisions as what is best
for a group of people
granary
special building
used to hold grain
and acorns
How did the
Chumash use tar?
to make baskets
and canoe's
waterproof
How did the
environment shape the
ways of life of early CA
Indians?
Types of homes they
built, what they ate,
and culture.
How did the northern
Coastal Region Indians
use resources around
them?
food, shelter,
decorations,
trade, baskets
How was work divided
among the Maidu men
and women?
Men: made arrows and
tools
Women: prepared food
made baskets
How were the Mojave and
Cahuilla ways of life
different from those of
other California Indians?
They has less resources,
less water, smaller
animals and harsher
climate
legend
stories handed down
over time to explain
how everything came to
be
shaman
Indian religious
leader
silt
fine bits of rock
and soil
specialize
to work at one kind
of job that a person
can do well
spring
A place where
groundwater bubbles or
flows out of cracks in the
rocks.
trade
to buy and sell
goods and services;
to exchange
tribe
an American Indian
group with its own
leaders and land
weir
A fence set in a
stream to catch
fish
What did the people in
the northern Coastal
Region use for trade?
shells
What item did the
Cahuilla make that most
other California Indians
did not make?
clay pots
Why were legends
important to CA
Indians?
Children learned proper
behavior and the
knowledge they needed
to survive.
Why were many people
able to live in the in
Central Valley Region?
Plenty of food, resources
for shelter,
good climate for
agriculture