The First Texans

This is the time when huge sheets of ice and snow cover parts of Earth's land and sea.

• Ice Break

• Cold time

• Stone Age

• Ice Age

This is a person who collects plants and hunts wild animals for food. They may have followed herds of huge animals.

• farmer

• hunter

• hunter-gatherer

• ancient people

These are relatives, such as a person's children and grandchildren.

• cousins

• descendants

• parents

• archeologists

Bones, ashes and spears points all provide clues about how ancient Texans lived. These object made and used by people are called:

• artifacts

• archeologists

• homemade goods

• spear points

Scientists that study the culture and artifacts of early people are called:

• astrologist

• paleontologist

• ethologist

• archeologists

The Ancient People Trade Resources: This type of hard rock was used by many people and shaped into points for spears and arrows.

• quarries

• Hard rock

• Gray stone

• Flint

These are open pits where people mine, or dig up rocks

• valley

• canyon

• quarries

• wholes

A New Way of Life: The main crops for ancient Texans were:

• cotton, rice, corn

• corn, beans, cotton

• corn, beans, squash

• rice, cotton, squash

The way of life is also known as:

• ancient Texans

• living

• tradition

• culture

Another word for farming is:

• growing

• harvesting

• agriculture

• planting