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3rd grade · Social Studies · Unit 7 of 9

First Peoples of Our Region

California Indian nations, long ago and today

What your child practices

California Indian nations such as the Chumash, Pomo, Cahuilla, Ohlone and Yurok: how the land shaped how they lived, trade, tribal governments and constitutions, what settlers' arrival meant for them, and nations today. Light, in the present tense, and with nothing sacred or ceremonial.

California Content Standards learning standard: 3.2.2; 3.2.3; 3.2.4 · how geography shaped how local Indian nations lived, their economies and governments, and their interaction with settlers

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    How did the land shape how nations lived long ago?

    • No one used local resources
    • Everyone ate the same food
    • They bought food in stores
    • People used the plants and animals near them

  2. Question 2

    Pomo weavers are known for their…

    • glass windows
    • baskets
    • skyscrapers
    • steel tools

  3. Question 3

    Acorns were an important food for many California nations. They come from…

    • oak trees
    • cactus
    • seaweed
    • palm trees

  4. Question 4

    Many nations today work to keep their languages alive by…

    • forgetting them
    • only writing in English
    • never speaking
    • teaching them in classes and camps

  5. Question 5

    Many nations tell stories that teach lessons about…

    • outer space travel
    • skyscrapers
    • how to live with the land and each other
    • video games

  6. Question 6

    Which is a good primary source about a nation's history?

    • a cartoon movie
    • a guess
    • an elder's spoken story recorded today
    • a made-up comic

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