Ch.5 West Coast

a huge ceremony and celebration that can last days or even weeks

• potlatch

• totem pole

• olla

• tribe decisions

a carved and painted log set upright

• tepee

• totem pole

• canoe

• hat

a large, round clay pot with a small neck

• kayak

• tepee

• olla

• totem pole

Where might a carving like this be found?

• the Pacific Northwest

• california

• northeast

• southeast

1. Why did some of the people of California migrate with the seasons?

• people moved to where things they needed were more abundant.

• to become powerful

• for higher rank

• for a ceremony

How were chiefs of the peoples of California chosen?

• inherited or who made the best decisions

• how well they hunted

• where they are from

• by what they did

According to the passage what was similar about the Toloache and Kuksu religious systems?

• huge celebration

  
  

• priest became very politically powerful

• their religion

• the food

Who wore robes?

• potlatch

• high rank peoples

• people of the tribe

• priest

What type of boat was commonly used by the peoples of the Pacific Northwest for fishing and whaling?

• canoe

• raft

• kayak

• dinghy

Which food source was crucial to the diet of the peoples of the Pacific Northwest?

• buffalo

• salmon

• corn

• wheat