Test/Worksheet

Pre-History

(Answers to these questions will be found in The Cahuilla, by Lowell John Bean and Lisa Bourgeault.) Bibliography

Beginnings

 1. Who were the Cahuilla people, and where did they come from? ________________________________________________________________________

 Food Sources

2. What did the Cahuilla eat? ________________________________________________

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Describe how they got their food _____________________________________________

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 Shelter

3. How did the Cahuilla make their homes? What were the materials they used?

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 Cooking

4. How could the Cahuilla boil soup and other food without metal pots? Tell how they cooked.

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Clothing

5. Describe what the Cahuilla wore, and what materials they used __________________

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Hunting

6. Write three animals the Cahuilla hunted, and tell what hunting tools they used for each.

  • a.___________________________________________________________________
  • b.___________________________________________________________________
  • c.___________________________________________________________________

Water Supply

7. Write about how the Cahuilla got water, and how the seasons could affect where they lived. ___________________________________________________________________

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 Social Structure

8. Write about the functions of each of these in a Cahuilla village:

  • a. net ______________________________________________________________
  • b. healer ____________________________________________________________
  • c. shaman___________________________________________________________
  • d. ritual dancer or singer ________________________________________________

Family Groups

9. Write about the importance of the Wildcat and Coyote groups

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Religion

10. Write about the maiswat (mystical bundle) and its importance.

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