Chapter 4 Lesson 1 The Early People of Texas

Chapter 4 Lesson 1 The Early People of Texas

Multiple Choice

How did the first people reach the Americas?

• by flying

• by walking across a land bridge

• by boat

• by spaceship

Into the Americas

• Water became ice that turned to glaciers

• Forming of glaciers caused sea levels to drop.

• Low sea levels created "land bridge".

• No one in the Americas until the natives crossed the land bridge from Asia to North America.

Bering Strait

Multiple Choice

How do archaeologists know about who lived in Texas?

• they watch YouTube

• they study old civilizations

• they only study people from Asia

• they study artifacts to understand their movement

Natural Texas and Its People

• During this era, they adapted to the plants and animals of the time.

• They found food by following animals, hunter-gatherers.

• They followed grazing animals like mammoths and bison.

Multiple Choice

What type of homes do you think the hunter-gatherers lived in?

• straw

• dirt

• rock

• adobe

Shelter and Technology

• Their rock shelters were near fresh water.

• A.D. 600-700 they started to use technology like the bow and arrow.

• Pottery could be used to cook and store food.

• Agriculture (growing crops) was established in 1200 A.D. and allowed the hunter-gatherers to stay in one place.

Multiple Choice

Approximately what year did Texans begin practicing agriculture?

• 600 AD

• 1900AD

• 1200AD

• 1200BC