Set: CA History Lesson 3

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Miwok Members of the ________ village had special jobs.
Obsidian Men made arrow points from a shiny, black stone called ________.
fish, traps, bows Other Miwok men spent much of their time on the river spearing ______, making basket fish _______, or making ______.
arrows Boys also learned to make their own _______ from several types of wood.
berries, nuts Miwok girls gathered _______ and ______ in the meadows and woods.
poisonous Mothers taught their daughters which plants were good to eat and which were ______________.
acorns Women and girls gathered _____________ to make a kind of flour.
gathering, cooking, storing Mothers and grandmothers taught young girls how to weave baskets for___________, _________, and __________ food.
Maidu Because winters are colder and longer in this region than in other parts of California, the ______ had to preserve and store food for winter months when animals were harder to hunt.
Dried berries, greens, and deer meat helped villagers survive the winter.
mule, blacktail Men hunted _____ deer, _________ deer, black bears, jack rabbits, raccoons, squirrels, and porcupines.
quail, geese Also, they hunted mountain _____ and a variety of ______ and songbirds.
berries Women gathered acorns and many types of ________.
ceremony A __________ is a planned event that marks a special occasion such as a wedding or holiday.
"Mojave" The word "_________" means three mountains.
deer, bighorn For thousands of years, the Mojave, Chemehuevis, and other tribes of Southern California hunted _____ and _______ sheep.
seeds, fruits They gathered _____ and ______ from the cactus plants and trees growing there.
Colorado The _________ River is the main source of water in the desert region.
squash, pumpkins, The Mojave grew ______, melons, pumpkins, and corn.
mountain, skunks They fished and hunted small game like rabbits, ________ sheep, raccoons, and _______.
rectangular They built large _________ houses with mud-covered grass roofs.

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Created October 16, 2007
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  1. gathering, cooking, storing → Mothers and grandmothers taught young girls how to weave baskets for___________, _________, and __________ food. - 1 miss
  2. Maidu → Because winters are colder and longer in this region than in other parts of California, the ______ had to preserve and store food for winter months when animals were harder to hunt. - 1 miss
  3. deer, bighorn → For thousands of years, the Mojave, Chemehuevis, and other tribes of Southern California hunted _____ and _______ sheep. - 1 miss
  4. squash, pumpkins, → The Mojave grew ______, melons, pumpkins, and corn. - 1 miss