Virtual Tour of a Typical California Mission - Tour B

Directions:  Print this page and tour the typical California Mission. Answer one
question from each site.

1.    Welcome to the Tour!    What mission is this guided tour modeled after?

2.    Mission Entrance:  Why were there usually only two gates to the missions?

3.    Mission Fountain:  What is an aqueduct?

4.    Mission Layout:  What was the large square building with a patio in the center called?

5.    Pádre's Quarters:  How many priests did a mission usually have?

6.    More of A Padre's Quarters:  What might be found in the padre's quarter for decoration?

7.    Kitchen:  How many kitchens did a typical mission have?

8.    Atole and Pozole:   What is atole and pozole?

9.    Pantry:  Name 4 foods kept in the pantry.

10.  Dormitories:  Dormitories are sleeping rooms.  Who slept in mission dormitories?

11.  Churches:  The mission buildings were usually made of adobe.  What was the church made of?

12.  Baptism Fountain:  What was the whole purpose of the missions?

13.  Outside:  List 3 kinds of work that went on outside the mission walls.

14.  Candle Making:  What were candles made of?

15.  Soap Making:  What was soap made of?

16.  Metal Furnaces:  Who brought metal working to California?

17.  Gardens, Orchards...:  Name 3 native California crops and 3 crops brought from Spain.

18.  Native Villages:  When might a priest visit a native village?

19.  Adobe Bricks:  What are adobe bricks made of?

20.  Bells:  How did the bells control the Native American's lives?

21.  Olives:  What is the most important product from olives?

22.  Cannons:  What were the cannons a symbol of?