| Lesson 1: Early People in California | Lesson 2: Europeans Come to California | Lesson 3: Spanish Settlements in CA | Lesson 4: Spain's Influence in CA | Surprise Me! |
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100religion
What word means a system of faith and worship?
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100Juan Cabrillo
Which Spanish Explorer traveled north from Mexico in 1542 looking for a route to Asia?
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100a mission
What do you call a settlement set up by a religious group to teach their religion to native people?
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100near large groups of California Indians; near natural resources
Where did missionaries usually decide to build the missions?
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100tradition
What word means a special way that a group does something, which is a part of their way of life?
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200basket weaving
What tradition did the Cahuilla women have?
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200strong winds; ocean currents; rocky coastline
What made it difficult for explorers to get to and explore California?
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200Catholicism
What is the religion of the Catholic church, which the missionaries wanted to teach the Indians?
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200They traded things with the east coast and other countries too.
How did missions earn money?
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200there were the Coast Ranges; once they crossed the mountains, there were deserts
Why was it hard for explorers to travel inland once they reached the coast of California?
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300acorns, fish, whales, shellfish, seals, dolphins, deer, small animals, sea birds
The Chumash lived near the Pacific Coast of southern California. What are 4 foods that they ate?
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300Nova Albion (means New England)
What did Sir Francis Drake name the area he found near what is present-day San Francisco?
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300diseases brought over by the Europeans such as measles and smallpox
Why did many California Indians die on the missions?
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300forts (presidios)
What was built nearby a mission to provide protection?
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300so they would support Spain's colony in California
Why did the Spanish government think it was so important for the California Indians to convert to Catholicism?
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400They have found artifacts.
How do archaeologists know how California Indians lived long ago?
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400Sebastian Vizcaino
In 1602, which explorer made maps of of the coast from San Diego to Monterey?
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400San Diego
Where did Father Junipero Serra start the first mission in 1769?
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400New Spain
What did the Spanish government call their new settlement in California?
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400bird songs
Traditionally, what stories did Cahuilla men sing?
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500legends; myths;
How did California Indians pass on their traditions and beliefs?
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500a water route between Russia and Alaska; Bering Strait
What was Vitus Bering find on his expedition in 1728?
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500they did not want to live there; they wanted to resist the mission system
Why did some California Indians destroy the San Diego Mission in 1775?
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500El Camino Real
What was the trail called that connected all the missions?
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500Gaspar de Portola
Which Spanish soldier was sent to run Spain's colony in California in 1767?
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