
California Native Cultures
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Mike Cummings
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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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Multiple Choice
What affected the type of clothing these cultural groups wore?
Location
Climate
Weather
All the above
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Multiple Choice
What was the staple food of the California tribes?
Bison
Acorns
Corn
Rice
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Multiple Choice
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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Multiple Choice
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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Multiple Choice
What type of boats did many California tribes use?
Plank
Canoes
Dug outs
Kayaks
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Multiple Choice
What did they use to seal the planks on their boats?
Glue
Twine
Tar
Cement
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Multiple Choice
What type of baskets were a favorite of the California Natives?
Bowl baskets
Burden baskets
Mission baskets
Boat baskets
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Multiple Choice
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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Multiple Choice
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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Multiple Choice
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
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