CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: History and Social Science California
History Verified Answers - Bering Strait - Many believe this was once a land bridge connecting Russia and Alaska, used by the first Americans to
migrate to North America. - California Indians - They spoke a wide variety of d...
CSET Multiple Subject Subtest 1: History and Social Science California
History Verified Answers
- Bering Strait
- Many believe this was once a land bridge connecting Russia and Alaska, used by the first Americans to
migrate to North America.
- California Indians
- They spoke a wide variety of dialects and represented the largest concentration of Native Americans
in North America. They shared similar physical traits and features and primarily lived as hunter-
gatherers, relying almost exclusively on available resources for subsistence.
- Earliest Arrival in California
- The earliest peoples arrived in California about 15,000 years ago.
- Isolation from Great Plains Cultures
- California's indigenous people were isolated from cultures on the Great Plains due to rugged
topography, including mountains and deserts.
,- Isolation from Mexican Cultures
- Yes, California's indigenous people were also isolated from cultures in Mexico because of the
challenging topography.
Travel by foot within a region was easy or difficult? ✔️Difficult--topography
Why did California have a patchwork of isolated and distinct tribal groupings? ✔️Regional relations
between groups were limited b/c travel was difficult
The geologic period during which people crossed the Bering Strait land bridge into North America?
✔️Late Pleistocene or Early Ice Age 20,000 to 30,000 years ago
Is there controversy about when people arrived in California? ✔️Yes. Evidence from the archaeological
site at Calico could push the date to 50,000.
California Indian Language ✔️Diverse set of dialects Remember the were isolated by the topography
,Were there a large number of California Indians or a small number? ✔️Large number:
. Estimated: 150,000 - 300,000
How did the California Indian dwellings vary with location & climate? ✔️North: frame & plank
Southern desert: brush shelters
Coast: earthen mounds
Relative to the Plains Indians, were the California Indians warlike? ✔️No.
Were the weapons of the California Indians very sophisticated? ✔️No. bow and arrow, obsidian points
hunting blades, spears, harpoons, clubs, and throwing sticks
What did the California Indians eat? ✔️Acorns
. Oak trees were plentiful
, Acorn Preparation ✔️. dry
. store
. crack
. leach
before eating
Transportation reflected geographic factors. What 2 kinds of boats were used? ✔️South: balsa & raft-
type boats
North: plank canoes
Shared heritage:
How was lineage traced? ✔️Paternal side
Shared heritage:
What was smoked in ceremonies? ✔️jimsonweed Native tobacco
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