Early People of Texas - Ancient People

Multiple Choice

What was one effect of falling temperatures on Earth thousands of years ago?

• Sea levels rose, causing extreme flooding in parts of Asia and North America.

• Sea levels dropped, exposing the ocean floor and creating a land bridge between Asia and North America.

• Sea levels rose, causing plant life to grow more in parts of northern Asia.

• Sea levels dropped, causing the oceans to dry to create a larger landmass between North America and Europe.

Multiple Choice

In what year did the land bridge form between Asia and North America?

• A.D. 2022

• 36,000 B.C.

• A.D. 1200

• 9700 B.C.

Multiple Choice

Why did nomads end up in North America?

• They wanted to establish military treaties with the nomads in North America, in order to become a powerful army.

• They followed other nomads who had created a roadway to southern region of North America.

• They wanted to find new vegetation to sell in their original homeland, in order to make more money.

• They followed the animals that had migrated across the land bridge, in order to hunt them.

Multiple Choice

Based on the text, how do archaeologists study about the past?

• They collect fossils and date them based on the measurement of radioactive elements.

• They collect artifacts, such as tools, pottery, bones, and shells.

• They collect biographies and date them based on the year they were published.

• They collect data from research analysts to create spreadsheets.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes one of the reasons hunter-gatherers were able to survive?

• They made trade deals between other hunter-gatherer groups.

• They hunted large mammals, ate nuts and fruits, and made shoes out of the leaves of plants.

• They built large huts with open-air chimneys to cook their hunted meat.

• They made peace treaties with other hunter-gatherer groups to build economic partnerships.

Multiple Choice

Why did the earliest Texans live in rock shelters on the sides of canyons?

• The shelters were near large hunting grounds of large mammals.

• The shelters were next to glaciers to keep cool during hot summers.

• The shelters were near rivers and streams, where fresh water was available.

• The shelters were made to withstand severe weather and to protect from animal attacks.

​Key Vocabulary Terms

​Choose the best response to the vocabulary terms.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines the term artifact?

• The application of scientific discoveries to practical use

• Any object made or used by humans such as tools, pottery, bones, and shells

• Social rank or position

• Referring to a group that traces kinship the mother's line

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines the term migrate?

• A person who lives by hunting and gathering food, rather than growing it

• A union of different groups

• A mix of sun-dried earth and straw used to build houses

• To move from one place to another

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines the term technology?

• The application of scientific discoveries to practical use

• To move from one place to another

• A union of different groups

• Referring to a group that traces kinship through the father's line

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines the term nomad?

• A person who lives by hunting and gathering good, rather than growing it

• To move from one place to another

• A person who moves from place to place

• A union of different groups