CSET Practice Test On California Indians

migrating ducks and geese, schools of trout and perch, and great herds of tule elk and pronghorn antelope. They fished from canoe-shaped rafts. They relied heavily on salmon and acorns for subsistence. Using harpoons and dragnets, they caught spawning salmon in the fall and spring. From the groves of valley oaks, they gathered great quantities of acorns that were ground into meal and cooked as a thick soup.

A. Cahuilla

B. Chumash

C. Kumeyaay

D. Yokuts

6. One of the most populous groups in California, occupying areas from the Pacific Coast to the

foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Families lived in semisubterranean earth-covered homes. In the upper foothills of the Sierra Nevada, houses were made of three or four layers of bark slabs. Their homes near the coast were built of interlocking poles of willow or driftwood to which were lashed horizontal poles. Bunches of grass or reeds were tied in rows of thatch on the pole frame.

A. Miwok

B. Pomo

C. Maidu

D. Hupa

7. The usual settlement pattern among them was a cluster of three to five small villages around a more populous, centrally located village. Lands for hunting and fishing were held in common by the tribelet or village-community. Each tribelet was an autonomous entity and served as the primary unit of political organization. The leader played a fairly minor role in the day-to-day affairs of the community and served primarily during times of war or in negotiations for peace.

A. Miwok

B. Pomo

C. Maidu

D. Hupa

8. They are the best known of the California basketmakers. Baskets, including both twined and