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Diet
Culture
Folklore
Vocabulary
100
This nut was an important part of the pomo diet
Acorn
100
Where are the Chumash Indians located?
The Central Coast of California
100
True or False: Coyote and Grasshopper is a Chumash legend
False
100
A period of little or no rainfall resulting in a shortage of water.
Drought
200
A mortar and pestle are . . .
a stone bowl and smasher used to crush nuts, berries, leaves, and other items.
200
What did the Pomo use for currency?
Beads, shells, baskets ( in trade)
200
Name one of the animals that was important to the Chumash tribe
Coyote, Bear, Eagle, Dolphin
200
What is a Chumash word for canoe?
Tomol
300
What was a main source of food, living by the coast?
fish, mussels, and abalone
300
The Pomo used this plant for basket weaving
Sedge
300
This character is often seen in Pomo Floklore
Coyote
300
What is the name of the Chumash house?
an ‘Ap (pronounced ahp)
400
This tribe incorporated fish and other seafoods into their diet because they lived near the ocean
Pomo
400
Name two uses for the baskets that were made by the Chumash people
They were used to hold water, carry food from place to place, carry belongings, and used as a cooking utensil.
400
Why were the cave paintings of the Chumash Indians important?
They were most likely myths, stories, and legends that were used to pass down from one generation to the next.
400
This plant was used to make Pomo huts
Tule