California Native Cultures

California Native Cultures

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

• Great Plains

• Southwest

• Eastern Woodland

• California

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What affected the type of clothing these cultural groups wore?

• Location

• Climate

• Weather

• All the above

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What was the staple food of the California tribes?

• Bison

• Acorns

• Corn

• Rice

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

• soil was to rocky

• the weather was to cold

• to many other foods were available

• 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?

• Woodland forests

• Fresh air

• Wind energy

• Warm weather

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What type of boats did many California tribes use?

• Plank

• Canoes

• Dug outs

• Kayaks

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

• Glue

• Twine

• Tar

• Cement

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

• Bowl baskets

• Burden baskets

• Mission baskets

• Boat baskets

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What did the tribes in California start using as money?

• Gold nuggets

• Dried fish

• Baskets

• Seashells

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The type of home the native cultures used depended on;

• Available materials

• Climate

• How skilled they were

• Where food was located

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

• Clay bricks

• Wood bark

• A light fabric

• Stones piled up

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In cooler regions, homes were built on top of;

• Stone foundations

• Underground pits

• Burial mounds

• Dried leaves and moss

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Why did the men rarely sleep in the homes?

• They were out hunting

• They were to small

• They were protecting from enemy attack

• Their wives wouldn't let them in

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

• Thanksgiving

• Crazy Hat Dance

• Dances With Wolves

• Big Head Dances