Texas Studies Weekly Week 8

What was the most important food to the Coahuiltecan Indians?

• Corn

• Buffolo

• Mesquite bean flour

• Bison

Which region of Texas did the Karankawa Indians settle in?

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Central Plains

• Gulf Coastal Plains

About how many family members lived in a Caddo beehive shaped home?

• 30-40

• 5-10

• 4-6

• 10-20

How did archaeologists learn about the culture of the Jumano tribe?

• By observing them

• Through artifacts left behind

• Through their rock art paintings along the Concho River

• From other tribes that told stories about them

Which tribe was a fierce enemy of the Comanche?

• The Caddo

• The Coahuiltecan

• The Lipan Apache

• The Karankawa

Which region of Texas did the Caddo tribe settle in?

• The Great Plains

• The Coastal Plains

• The Mountains and Basins

• The Central Plains

Which of the following is an interesting fact about the Comanche?

• They lived on islands in the summers where they hunted and fished.

• They ate cactus, powdered bones of fish and snakes, spiders, grubs, ant eggs and even deer dung!

• They were among the first American Indian groups to find and tame wild horses.

• They made and traded beautiful jewelry, pottery, and ceremonial objects.

What type of homes did the Jumano live in?

• Pithouses

• Beehive shaped houses

• Wigwams

• Teepees

After the Lipan Apache were pushed off of their land by the Comanche where did they go?

• The Mountains and Basins Region

• The Central Plains

• The Great Plains

• The Coastal Plains

Diseases such as smallpox and cholera killed many members of which tribe in the 1800's?

• The Comanche

• The Lipan Apache

• The Karankawa

• The Caddo