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California Native Cultures

California Native Cultures

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Mike Cummings

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16 Slides • 14 Questions

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California Native Cultures

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Which regional cultural group did the Miwok, Mohavae and Yuma belong to?

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Great Plains

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Southwest

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Eastern Woodland

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California

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What affected the type of clothing these cultural groups wore?

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Location

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Climate

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Weather

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All the above

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Multiple Choice

What was the staple food of the California tribes?

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Bison

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Acorns

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Corn

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Rice

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Multiple Choice

What was the reason why people of the California cultures didn't farm?

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soil was to rocky

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the weather was to cold

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to many other foods were available

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they didn't know how to farm

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Besides food and water, what was another resource that was plentiful to the California cultures?

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Woodland forests

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Fresh air

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Wind energy

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Warm weather

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What type of boats did many California tribes use?

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Plank

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Canoes

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Dug outs

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Kayaks

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What did they use to seal the planks on their boats?

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Glue

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Twine

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Tar

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Cement

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Multiple Choice

What type of baskets were a favorite of the California Natives?

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Bowl baskets

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Burden baskets

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Mission baskets

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Boat baskets

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Multiple Choice

What did the tribes in California start using as money?

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Gold nuggets

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Dried fish

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Baskets

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Seashells

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Multiple Choice

The type of home the native cultures used depended on;

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Available materials

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Climate

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How skilled they were

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Where food was located

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Multiple Choice

Some native homes were made of woven mats made of tulle, what is tulle?

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Clay bricks

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Wood bark

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A light fabric

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Stones piled up

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In cooler regions, homes were built on top of;

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Stone foundations

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Underground pits

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Burial mounds

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Dried leaves and moss

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Why did the men rarely sleep in the homes?

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They were out hunting

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They were to small

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They were protecting from enemy attack

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Their wives wouldn't let them in

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Multiple Choice

The Wintun tribe celebrated and thanked their gods with a special ceremony where they would wear four foot wide headdresses. This is known as;

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Thanksgiving

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Crazy Hat Dance

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Dances With Wolves

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Big Head Dances

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