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A religious leader
Who is a shaman?
An idea or way of doing something
that has been handed down over
time.
What is a tradition?
To work at one kind of job that
you do well
What is to specialize?
Any object made by people in the
past.
What is an artifact?
Term used to describe Native
American groups that share the same
language or have the same leaders
What is tribe?
These 2 tribes lived in rectangular wooden plank
houses.
Who are the Yuroks and the
Hoopas?
These 2 foods were most important to
Coastal tribes.
What are salmon and acorns?
This tribe allowed individuals to own
land for themselves.
Who are the Yuroks?
This tribe had a government system
led by a wot.
Who are the Chumash?
Places where the Hoopa men
gathered to think & pray.
What are sweat lodges?
The Maidus’ large, mound-shaped shelters built of wood & covered
with dirt.
What are earth lodges?
To get news to other Yokut
villages, this person carried the messages.
Who is the runner?
This tribe used games to teach their children important life
skills.
Who are the Miwoks?
In this tribe, the women built the
houses.
Who are the Yokuts?
This tribe used a granary for storing
their acorns.
Who are the Maidus?
The Mojaves developed this,
giving them most of their food.
What is agriculture?
The Mojaves traveled long
distances to trade with this tribe.
Who are the Chumash?
The reason the Mojave had to also hunt and gather.
What is scarce food sources?
The type of storage the Mojave used.
What is clay pottery?
The 3 main water
sources of the Mojaves
What are the Colorado River, desert springs, &
cacti/yucca?
The Yuroks used these to catch
salmon.
What are weirs?
How Native Californians
explained animals, plants, & other
physical features around them.
What are through legends?
Most tribes had this in place to
make it easier for the village to meet
its needs
What is a division of labor?
Two ways in which Native Californians
were different.
What is:
language, culture, religion, and ecomony ?
Two ways Native Californians were
alike.
What are:
wasted little, respected all living
things, and told legends?
Make your wager
Identify one natural resource from each region and tell how
the Native Californians used it.