Texas Native Groups Review

Open Ended

Compare sedentary and nomadic groups in terms of characteristics. List two characteristics of each group.

Multiple Choice

What type of homes did the Caddo Indians build?

• Teepees made from animal skins

• Round beehive-shaped houses made from tall trees

• Underground homes

• Longhouses made from stone

Multiple Choice

How did the Karankawa adapt to the marshes they called home?

• They waterproofed their clothes with animal fat.

• They planted rice that flourished in the marshes.

• They covered themselves in alligator grease to ward off mosquitoes.

• They made shoes that let them walk on top of the swamp to travel efficiently.

Open Ended

Were the Karankawas nomadic or sedentary? Why?

Multiple Choice

Why were the Comanche considered nomadic?

• They lived in permanent villages

• They followed the buffalo and moved frequently

• They built large earthen mounds

• They stayed in one place to farm

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The Jumano Indians built their homes from adobe made by mixing water with the dry earth of the desert. What type of villages did they live in?

Multiple Choice

How do we know about the Coahuiltecans’ way of life today?

• From artifacts found in their villages

• From Spanish government records

• From stories passed down by other Native tribes

• From Cabeza de Vaca’s written journal after he was enslaved by them

Multiple Choice

What significant change did the Apache tribe adopt from Europeans?

• Farming techniques

• Use of horses

• Building permanent homes

• Trade systems

Multiple Choice

What were the Apaches primarily dependent on for their livelihood?

• Buffalo

• Horses

• Farming

• Fishing

Multiple Choice

What regions did the Lipan Apache originally inhabit?

• Great Plains and North Central Plains

• Desert Areas

• West Texas

• Southern Plains

Multiple Choice

This region is known for hunting bison.

• Great Plains
• Great Basin
• California
• Eastern Woodland

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One difference between the Jumano and Karankawa was _________________. This difference is because _________________.

Multiple Choice

Why did the Caddo Indians rotate crops in their fields each year?

• To grow different kinds of food

• To keep the soil healthy by retaining nutrients

• To confuse animals that ate the crops

• To use more land

Poll

Which lifestyle do you think was more challenging for Native Texans?

• Sedentary life of farming, like the Caddo Indians

• Nomadic life of following buffalo, like the Comanche