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Chapter 2
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Social Studies
4th Grade
11/18/2013

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Scientist believed that early people travled from Asia to North America by

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crossing a land bridge

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The early visitors to North America traveled from place to place in order

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to follow and hunt the herds of the animals

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About _______ is when the early people first reached California

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13,000 years ago

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_________and ________were two important natural resources to the Indians of the northern coast.

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trees and rivers

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________________ was the most important food for the Yurok.

 

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salmon

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The main reason the Pomo pruned oak and pine trees were

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to produce more acorns and pinenuts

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_____was a natural resource that the Chumash had and many other tribes did not.
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tar
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The Maidu believed that _______would help them have a bigger acorn harvest.
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singing a special song
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Games were an important part of life of many California tribes because______.
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they thought children needed it.
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Tribes that lived in the northern Coastal Region included______.
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Yurok, Karuk, Hupa, Wiyot, and Pomo.
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The _____were expert canoe builders and traders.
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Chumash
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Animals and bowls were carved out of soapstone by _____.
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Gaberlinos
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A _____is a special building for storing extra acorns.
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granary
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An important feeling shared by California's Indian tribes states___.
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respect the land and only use what they need.
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The Cahuilla stored food differently than many other tribes by ___________.
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clay pots and baskets.
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artifacts
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any object made by people in the past
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cooperate
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to work together
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specialize
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to work at one kind of job and learn to do it well
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culture
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a way of life
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trade
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the exchanging and buying of goods
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How did early people in North America adapt their way of life when large animals died out?
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Why was storytelling a big part of the lives of California Indian tribes?
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What role did trade play in the lives of California Indian tribes?
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