CSET SUBTEST 1 CALIFORNIA HISTORY
Questions & Answers
1.What is California's geography like, and how did it affect the state?
ANS - Mountains
Sierra Nevadas run 400 along eastside of state, isolated CA until mid
nineteenth century, provided water from snow
- Desert
most of southeast CA, Mojave Desert, Death Valley, isolated CA from
east and south
- Central Valley
large valley spanning entire middle section of the state, good for
agriculture
- Coast
extensive coastline provided protection from foreign conquest
predating ocean exploration
2.Kinship networks
ANS (American Indians) tribes centered around familial associa- tions,
and formed basis for leadership, social organization, and economics
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, 3.Describe American Indian religion
ANS priests, shamans, ritualists. Kuksu system in the north, toloache
system in the south
4.Describe American Indian economics
ANS hunters, trappers, gatherers; trade pro- moted communication and
expansion
5.Who was the first to explore CA and when?
ANS Spanish explorers! Mid sixteenth century!
6.Who established New Spain (Baja CA) and oversaw the fall of the
Aztec Empire?
ANS Hernando Cortes, 1519
7.King Carlos
ANS Spanish king, who, in 1769, ordered many expeditions to north CA
to claim it and establish missions
8.Junipero Serra
ANS Franciscan priest who accompanied one of the first Spanish
expeditions; established mission system
9.The Missions
ANS (mid 1700s) 21 missions between San Diego and San Francisco;
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Questions & Answers
1.What is California's geography like, and how did it affect the state?
ANS - Mountains
Sierra Nevadas run 400 along eastside of state, isolated CA until mid
nineteenth century, provided water from snow
- Desert
most of southeast CA, Mojave Desert, Death Valley, isolated CA from
east and south
- Central Valley
large valley spanning entire middle section of the state, good for
agriculture
- Coast
extensive coastline provided protection from foreign conquest
predating ocean exploration
2.Kinship networks
ANS (American Indians) tribes centered around familial associa- tions,
and formed basis for leadership, social organization, and economics
1/
9
, 3.Describe American Indian religion
ANS priests, shamans, ritualists. Kuksu system in the north, toloache
system in the south
4.Describe American Indian economics
ANS hunters, trappers, gatherers; trade pro- moted communication and
expansion
5.Who was the first to explore CA and when?
ANS Spanish explorers! Mid sixteenth century!
6.Who established New Spain (Baja CA) and oversaw the fall of the
Aztec Empire?
ANS Hernando Cortes, 1519
7.King Carlos
ANS Spanish king, who, in 1769, ordered many expeditions to north CA
to claim it and establish missions
8.Junipero Serra
ANS Franciscan priest who accompanied one of the first Spanish
expeditions; established mission system
9.The Missions
ANS (mid 1700s) 21 missions between San Diego and San Francisco;
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