Chapter 2 Lesson 4 Flashcards
Where did the achumawi, maidu, miwok, nose an and Yakut Indians live ?
The Central Valley and mountains
How were the tribes of the central region and mountain regions similar?
Spoke related languages
Same resources
What was a common activity for all tribes?
Making baskets
Who were the largest tribe in California?
Maidu
Where did the maidu tribes live ?
Along the sacrament feather yuba and American rivers
Others in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
What was the structure of the maidu villages?
Hunting and fishing areas
1 What was a staple (main) food for the maidu?
2. What did they think would bring them a better harvest?
1 acorns
2 a song about avorns
What is a granary ?
A special building
What is division of labor ?
Having different jobs
What is specialize mean ?
To work at one kind o job and learn
Describe the division of labor in the maidu tribe…how was wirk divided between Men and Women?
The division of labor helped by keeping ever body working
Work was divide by men and women because men hunted and women gathered berries and nuts
Men hunted animals
Where did the miwok and yokuts live ?
North of San Fransico bay
What were miwok villages like ?
Most had large building for ceremonies
What were miwok houses like ?
They varied
Near the coast they had tipi houses
What natural resource was portent to the miwok ?
Tule and grass
