| Natives Actions and Beliefs |
| #1 |
The Maidu believed that if they did this, they would have a bigger harvest |
if they sang a song about planting acorns |
| #2 |
Why did the Pomo Natives prune their oak and pine trees? |
so the trees would produce more acorns and pine nuts |
| #3 |
Why were children's games an important way of life for the natives? |
it taught the children needed hunting skills |
| #4 |
What role did trade lay in the lives of the natives? |
it helped them get resources that were not available in their area |
| #5 |
Why was storytelling a big part of their lives? |
to explain things in the natural world, to pass on from generation to generation |
| The Early Natives |
| #1 |
The early natives are believed to have arrived how many years ago? |
about 13,000 years ago |
| #2 |
According to scientista, the early people traveled from Asia to North America this way |
by crossing a land bridge of ice |
| #3 |
Why did the early visitors to North America travel from place to place? |
To follow herds of animals that they could hunt for food |
| #4 |
TAfter the large animals died out, the early people adapted by developing a new weapon...what was it? |
bow and arrow |
| #5 |
After the large animals died out, the early people stopped moving around and they did this |
they settled in villages |
| Miscellaneous |
| #1 |
To work at one kind of job and do it well, is called... |
specialize |
| #2 |
The men would get together here and cleanse their souls |
sweat lodge |
| #3 |
After cleansing themselves, the natives would jump where? |
into the river to rinse off |
| #4 |
The Mojave and other desert tribes had a resource most other tribes did not have called what? |
clay |
| #5 |
Name the five steps in the process of making acorn meal |
take nuts from shell, remove the papery skin, crush into powder, rinse several times, add fruits, cook the meal |
