Natural Texas and Its Peoples

How did horses get to North America? 

• The Spanish brought them when they settled the region
• Horses are native to North America
• There were never horses in America until the late 1800s
• The Native Americans sold them to the Spanish.

How did the first Americans (Indians) get to North America? 

• From Spain in a boat 
• In a sled from Greenland
• By horseback from South America
• By crossing a land-bridge 

What is the definition of “nomadic”?

• Staying in one place and not moving.
• Moving from place to place with no permanent home. 
• Riding a horse to travel somewhere
• People who farm the land. 

Where does the word “Texas” come from and what does it mean? 

• Spanish explorers named the region after a town in Spain.
• The state was named after a famous French explorer.
• The Caddo tribe named Texas and the word means "friendship"
• The Comanche tribe named it and the word means "happy"

Why do historians divide the past into eras? 

• A.      To include as many historical events as possible
• A.      Limit the number of facts taught within a unit
• A.      Improve the development of timelines
• A.      Examine time periods with greater ease

What did the Apache and Comanche tribes use in order to become great warriors? 

• The horse
• The cow
• A dog
• A lion

What do we mean when we say, “Indians had to adapt to their environment?” 

• All Indians moved to where the land was easy to farm.
• Indians used resources around where they lived in order to survive 
• Some tribes gave women more rights and privileges 
• Sedentary Indians did not survive as long as Indians that were nomadic.

The Indians in the Gulf Coast can be described as _________________ and _______________/________________

• Sedentary and farmers
• Sedentary and hunters/gatherers
• Nomadic and farmers
• Nomadic and hunters/gatherers

Describe the Indian tribes (Jumanos) that lived in the Mountains and Basins region

• Nomadic, farmers, lived in adobe houses
• Sedentary, farmers and lived in adobe houses
• Nomadic, hunted buffalo, and lived in teepees
• Nomadic, fished from ocean, and lived in wigwams

What natural resource is the greatest influence on where people choose to settle? 

• Trees
• Climate
• Water
• Escarpments