Vocabulary
This word means a home or place where someone lives.
abode
Name one person who helped start the California mission chain.
JunĂpero Serra, Gaspar de Portolá, Spanish Franciscan priests
Name one building or place you would find at a mission.
Church, chapel, courtyard, workshops, storehouses
Give one type of crop grown at missions
wheat, corn, beans, vegetables, fruit trees
What is the Spanish word for cowboy who cared for cattle?
Vaquero
This word means growing crops and raising animals for food.
agriculture
Why did the Spanish build missions along the coast?
To spread Christianity / to claim land and control the area
What material did people often use to build mission walls?
Adobe (sun-dried brick)
What animal did vaqueros often care for on mission lands?
Cattle (also horses)
Name one job a child might do at a mission.
Child jobs: carry water, gather firewood, help in fields, feed animals
This word means to change a person's religion or beliefs to a new religion.
convert
What group of people did the missionaries work with to teach new skills and religion?
California Indians / Native peoples
Who helped construct the mission buildings and do much of the labor?
California Indians / Native peoples
How did irrigation help mission farms?
Irrigation brought water so crops could grow and yields increase
Explain one skill Native people learned from missionaries that became part of mission life.
Skills: farming, weaving, carpentry, blacksmithing, animal care
This product is made from animal fat and used to make items like soaps and candles.
tallow
Describe one way missions helped Spain claim land in California.
Building missions created settlements, showing Spain lived there and claimed the land
To support daily life, store food, teach trades, and protect supplies
Building missions created settlements, showing Spain lived there and claimed the land
What is tallow and one way it was used at missions?
Tallow = animal fat; used for soap, candles, and cooking
Describe one way daily life at a mission was organized.
Day was scheduled for prayer, work, meals, and classes
This person travels to teach others about their religion; often they helped start missions in California.
missionary
Explain how missions were placed along travel routes. Use one geographic reason.
Missions were often near the coast, rivers, or Native villages to allow travel and supply
Explain how missions were placed along travel routes. Use one geographic reason
For defense, to protect people and stored crops/animals.
Explain how missions changed local Native ways of getting food.
Shift from hunting/gathering to farming and herding; dependence on mission food and supplies
Describe a reason some people rebelled or resisted life at the mission
Reasons for rebellion/resistance: loss of freedom, harsh rules, forced labor, disease, or cultural change