Local Temecula Luiseno Homes (Kiicha)

The Payomkawichum (local Luiseno people) lived in shelters called:

• wigwams

• teepees

• kiicha

• pueblos

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Kiicha were mainly used for:

(check ALL that apply)

• sleeping

• shelter from bad weather

• playing games

• cooking

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Kiicha were usually shaped like a ________

• dome or cone

• rectangle

• triangle

• round circle

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A new kiicha usually took​ (a)   to build.

• a few days
• several years
• two months
• one day

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The most commonly used building material in our local Temecula area was:

• willow branches

• adobe bricks

• buffalo skins

• cotton cloth

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Match the picture with the type of house.

• Cedar Bark House

• 
• Willow House

• 
• Tule House

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Tule grass was used because:

(Check all that apply)

• It was water repellant.

• It kept the house cool in the summer.

• It was easy to find at Home Depot.

• The color green kept animals away at night.

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Cedar bark homes were usually built....

• in the mountains

• near the ocean

• in a valley

• near a school

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