CSET Practice Test On California Indians

rituals known as the White Deerskin and Jumping Dances. These ceremonies were performed each year, during the late summer or early fall, to renew the world, and to ward off disease, famine, or other disasters in the coming year. These annual events included elaborate dance regalia, the display of wealth objects, and the recitation of long narratives.

A. Miwok

B. Pomo

C. Maidu

D. Hupa

11. Their villages were mainly in river valleys, often at the mouths of creeks flowing into larger

rivers. Individual families owned their own hunting and fishing grounds, tobacco plots, and oak trees. Real estate was passed on from generation to generation along the male line. The medium of exchange was money in the form of clamshell disks and dentalia.

A. Achumawi

B. Hupa

C. Shasta

D. Atsugewi

12. Deer were abundant in northeastern California and provided them with a plentiful supply of venison as well as deerskin for the manufacture of quivers, caps, capes, skirts, belts, moccasins, and leggings. Shamans played a key role in this culture. They obtained their healing ability from their tamakomi, variously translated as “medicine” or “power.” About half of all shamans in this culture were women.

A. Achumawi

B. Hupa

C. Shasta

D. Atsugewi

13. Perhaps because of their difficult environment, they placed a high value on hard work. Their