Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Flashcards
Weir
A fence like structure built across a river in order to trap fish
Ceremony
A celebration to honor a cultural or religious event
Shaman
A religiosity leader
Trade
The exacting , or buying and selling, of goods.
What Indian lived in the rainy northern coast of Californian?
Yurok, Karuk, Hupa , and the wiyot.
The Indians in northern California developed their own cultures, what did they have in common?
They all shared the same environment , and their cultures alike
What was an important resources for northern California Indians?
Trees , huge redwoods, giant cedars, oak trees, berry bushes and other plants
How did north ca Indians use their environment?
Used trees for the wood
Fish for food
Hunted animals for food
What animals were in northern California ?
Sealions deer elk birds fish
How did the northern Californian Indians use the rivers?
1traveled on rivers
2 fished on rivers
Where did the Yurok live?
Along the klammouth river
And pacific ocean
How did the Yurok build their homes?
1 slanted roofs
2 tools from antlers to split tree trunks into planks or boards
3 used wood from large trees for sturdy houses
What did Yurok men do?
Hunted animals in forest
Caught gosh in rivers
Used dugout canoes to travel sling coast to hunt sea animals
What did Yurok women do?
Gathered berries fruit and nuts send wild plants for food
What were important foods for Yurok.
1 acorns
2 salmon
How did they catch salmon? With weirs
What is nepewo?
First salmon ceremony
For the season
What did the shaman do during the first salmon ceremony?
Had to catch and eat first salmon for the season
Where did the hupa live?
Valleys along trinity river
Upstream from yurok
What were hupa houses like?
Built from plank housed
What did hula eat?
Salmon and acorns
What did the hupa Indians make?
Beautiful useful objects like baskets
What was the hupa village like?
Small. Sweat lodge.
Where did the Pomo Indians live?
Along coast north of San francisco
True or false
Pomo Indians were the only Indian tribe that we’re hunter and gathers.
False
What did the Pomo Indians eat?
How did they get more acorns or nuts ?
Animals and fish Nuts berries Acorns and pine nuts --///-/- Pruned or trimmed the trees oak and pine so the trees would produce more nuts
What type of houses did Pomo Indians live in?
Skipp
How were the Pomo Indian who lived inland houses different from the Pomo Indians who lived along the coast?
Inland -/wood poles for frame covered with grasses. Several families in house
Along coastal. Cone shaped made from red wood bark
What were the Pomo Indians known for?
Baskets
What was a sign of wealth for the northern Indians?
1 many strings of shells
2 jewlery
What did the Indians trade in northern California ?
Strings of shells
What natural resources did tribes in the northern coastal region use?
Redwoods cedars
Rivers
Why were the hupa able to make many beautiful objects?
Plenty of food so had extra time to make objects
What did people in the northern coastal region use for trade?
Shells and jewelry
