How did early California Native American tribes primarily pass their history and knowledge from one generation to the next?

By carving symbols and pictures onto large stones

Through a system of spoken stories and legends

By writing detailed histories on animal hides

By sending messengers to neighboring tribes with news

In the oral traditions of California Native American tribes, what was the main role of the elders?

To lead hunting parties and gather food for the tribe

To serve as the primary storytellers and teachers for the children

To create written records of the tribe's most important laws

To trade valuable goods and resources with other distant communities

To decide who would be the next tribal leader

To keep a record of the weather patterns each year

To teach practical survival skills and cultural values

To create secret codes for communicating during conflicts

The specific dates of important historical battles

How to identify which local plants were poisonous

Advanced techniques for farming corn and squash

The architectural plans for building complex shelters