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Living Traditions
Living on the
Land
Planning and Working
Interacting with Others
Vocabulary
100
Miwok made these from the bones of birds.
flutes and whistles
100
The Miwok and Yokut built _______ shaped homes.
cone
100
What is the name of the building the Miwok Indians had their meetings in?
the Roundhouse
100
In what year did the Yokut first meet the Spanish?
1772
100
What do we call someone who goes to live in a new place?
a settler
200
Special Yokut leaders were called this.
bear doctors
200
The valley Indians did not use canoes. To cross rivers many of them _______.
swam
200
What special occasion do the Miwok celebrate each Fall?
The Big Time or Acorn Festival
200
True or False Many Yokut were happy living at the missions.
False
200
When we talk and work with other people we ________ with them.
interact
300
A way of doing something that has been passed on for generations is called a _____________.
tradition
300
From what did the valley Indians make their clothing?
plants and animal skins
300
What is the definition of a reservation?
an area of land owned by American Indians
300
The Spanish soldiers forced many Yokut to live in _____________.
missions
300
What do we call the people who run a city, state, or country?
the government
400
In the Miwok story in our textbook, who showed the bear brothers how to get down to safety after the rock they slept on grew into a mountain?
The inchworm
400
Valley indians used ______, _______, and ______ for their fishing and hunting tools.
wood, rocks, plants
400
Name one job of the Miwok leader.
1. assign jobs during the acorn harvest 2. solve problems 3. greet guests 4. take care of ceremonies 5. meet with people in the roundhouse
400
At the missions the Yokut could no longer hunt and fish and gather food. Instead they had to work on _______.
farms
400
If you change to survive you _________.
adapt
500
What do we call an important activity done for a special reason?
A ceremony
500
Yokut and Miwok Indians made the roofs of their homes out of ________ from cedar or pine trees.
bark
500
How does the Big Time Festival help the Miwok?
It allows them to teach other people their traditions and it helps them earn money.
500
Name one way life for the Yokut Indians changed in the missions.
1. They had to learn a new religion 2. They could no longer hunt, fish, or gather food. 3. They had to work on farms. 4. They became good at training horses and raising cattle. 5. They lived in tiny crowded cabins.
500
The way things are made, bought, and sold is called the ____________.
economy