has What been the result of extensive water development in California? a. It has augmented the power of both state and local governments. b. It has tendedto favor large-scale commercial farming over small family farms. c. It has intensified political and sectional conflict in the state. d. All of the above The Los Angeles region was the home territory of which Indians? a. The Costanoan b. The Gabrielino c. The Coast Miwok d. The Chumash Indian and Spanish moral and cultural values differed significantly on allof the following areas except a. burial practices b. the value placed on family and marriage c. ideas about sexuality before marriage d. acceptance of homosexuality Acorns from oak, a significant food source for most California Indians, a. contain a poisonous tannic acid that needs to be leached out suing a time-consuming process b. were plentiful but not very nutritious, leading to nutritional deficiencies c. required an extensive harvesting effort because oak trees produce so few d. were also a significant trade item because oak trees only grow in few parts of the region Which of the following terms best describes the European relationship to the environmnet, in opposition to the way Indian peoples viewed it? a. conquest b. exploitation
c. instrumental value d. all of the above The term used in reference to Indian spiritual leaders is a. peon b. shaman c. peyote d. berdache The term hydraulic society, as used by the historian Donald Worster, implies that California is characterized by a. ots dependence on water development b. the centralized structure of water development c. vulnerability to disorder if water resources were to fail d. all of the above Spanish water law a. emphasized community rights over individual rights b. demonstrated respect for Indian water rights c. created a monopolistic water distribution system d. all of the above The word that is used to refer to a third sex, believed to have spiritual powers among many tribes, is a. temescal b. neophyte c. berdache d. toloache Which of the following statements is not true of California Indians in the colonial era?
a. Most Europeans described Indians in extremely negative terms, as a justification for conquest. b. Indians outnumbered Europeans in colonial California c. Indians were completely marginalized in Spanish society and played no role in the development of the Spanish empire in California. d. Elements of Indian culture and languages found their way into the culture of the conquerors
Question 1 What has been the result of extensive water development in California? Selected Answer: d. All of the above Question 2 The Los Angeles region was the home territory of which Indians? Selected Answer: b. The Gabrielino Question 3
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Question 4 Acorns from oak, a significant food source for most California Indians, Selected Answer: Question 5
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b. were plentiful but not very nutritious, leading to nutritional deficiencies
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Question 6 The term used in reference to Indian spiritual leaders is Selected Answer: c. peyote
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0 out of 1 points The term hydraulic society, as used by the historian Donald Worster, implies that California is characterized by Selected Answer: the b. cetralized structure of water development
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c. created a monopolistic water distribution system Question 9 0 out of 1 points The word that is used to refer to athird sex, believed to have spiritual powers among many tribes, is Selected Answer: b. neophyte Question 10 0 out of 1 points Which of the following statements is not true of California Indians in the colonial era? Selected Answer:
d. Elements of Indian culture and languages found their way into the culture of the conquerors.
Which of the following statements is an accurate description of social structure among most California Indians? a. Leadership was in the hands of local, mostly male chiefs. b. They were egalitarian societies with no social distinctions. c. A defining feature were the extensive alliances that Indians formed amongst themselves d. They lived in large communities governed by centralized leadership. What is the highest estimate of the percentage of plant and animal life presently in California that is not native to the region? a. 25% b. 33% c. 90% d. 50%
The availability of water in California is defined by which of the following features? a. seasonal imbalance b. large regional variations c. cyclical shortages d. all of the above Which of the following statements about culture areas is not accurate? a. The concept was developed by anthropologists in the late 19th century. b. It presents a precise way of describing precontact California Indian societies and their cultures. c. It is based on the distribution of cultural elements among different groups of Indians. d. California Indians are divided into six culture areas. Writing the history of California Indians is complicated by which of the following factors? a. The diversity of California Indian peoples b. Lack of indigenous documentation c. The fact that California Insinas experienced European settlement in several stages d. All of the above
Question 1 1 out of 1 points Which of the following statements is an accurate description of social structure among most California Indians? Selected Answer: Question 2 The term used in reference to Indian spiritual leaders is Selected Answer: d. berdache Question 3 0 out of 1 points The word that is used to refer to athird sex, believed to have spiritual powers among many tribes, is
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Selected Answer: c. temescal Question 4 The Los Angeles region was the home territory of which Indians? Selected Answer: d. The Gabrielino Question 5 0 out of 1 points Which of the following terms best describes the European relationship to the environmnet, in opposition to the way Indian peoples viewed it? Selected Answer: a. conquest Question 6 0 out of 1 points What is teh highest estimate of the percentage of plant and anmila life presently in California that is not native to the region? Selected Answer: b. 33% Question 7 Spanish water law Selected Answer: a. emphasized community rights over individual rights Question 8 0 out of 1 points The availability of water in California is defined by which of the following features? Selected Answer: b. large regional variations Question 9 Which of the following statements about culture areas is not accurate? Selected Answer: Question 10 1 out of 1 points 1 out of 1 points 1 out of 1 points
b. It presents a precise way of describing precontact California Indian societies and their cultures.
1 out of 1 points Writing the history of California Indians is complicated by which of the following factors? Selected Answer: d. All of the above