California's First People Study Guide

True or False: The Cahuilla people lived near the ocean.

• True

• False

The Cahuilla people were skilled at making ______.

• baskets

• pottery

• jewelry made of shells

• glass jars

True or False: The Mojave people lived in the desert along the Colorado River and inland to the west of the Colorado River.

• True

• False

The Mojave people were desert farmers who took advantage of the flooding from the ______________.

• Colorado River

• Nile River

• ocean tides

• tsunamis

The Chumash people lived in southern California, mostly along the _________.

• banks of the Colorado River

• mountain ridges

• coast

• San Andreas Fault

The Chumash hunted sea animals from their large __________ called tomols.

• ships

• seaside homes

• canoes

• domesticated land whales

The Pomo people lived in the _________ coastal region of California.

• northern

• eastern

• southern

• western

The Pomo tribe had a ceremony that included several days of ____________________.

• sleeping and cleaning

• hunting and farming

• climbing trees

• singing and dancing

True or False: The Shasta people lived in the northern part of California.

• True

• False

The Shasta tribe lived in areas that were __________.

• hot and dry

• full of rich forests and mountains

• surrounded by deserts

• on desert islands