Early Texans

Where did the first Americans come from? One strong theory says that they came across a land bridge called _________________________.

• Beringia

• Europe

• The Bridge

• Asia

This piece of land connected ________________ and North America.

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• South America

The theory states that hungry herds of huge animals, such as giant bison and woolly _______________, grazed on the grassy _______________________.

• fox/hill

• bears/plains

• deer/hill

• mammoths/plains

Who were most likely the ancient ancestors of American Indian groups who came to live in Texas?

• People from North America who crossed the Arctic ice sheets

• People from South America who sailed along the coasts in small boats

• People from Asia who followed herds of giant animals across Beringia

• People from Europe who sailed the ocean in large ships

Which of the following was traded long distances by ancient Texans?

• Animal bones

• Animal skins

• Clay pots

• Flint

Which American Indian people in Texas were direct descendants of the early Mound Builders and built houses shaped like cones?

• The Atakapa

• The Caddo

• The Coahuiltecan

• The Tonkawa

What was the region like in which the Karankawa lived?

• A coastal area with wildlife and inland resources

• A river valley with woods cleared for farming

• A wide plain with herds of buffalo

• A swampy area with alligators

Which of the following is a difference between the Caddo and the Karankawa?

• The Caddo were hunters, and the Karankawa were ranchers.

• The Caddo were farmers, and the Karankawa were nomads.

• The Caddo were nomads, and the Karankawa were farmers.

• The caddo were ranchers, and the Karankawa were villagers.

Which of the following is a difference between the way the Caddo and the Karankawa governed themselves?

• The Caddo had a confederacy; in summer, the Karankawa had small bands with leaders.

• The Caddo had small bands with leaders; the Karankawa had war chiefs.

• The Caddo had war chiefs; the Karankawa had a confederacy.

• The Caddo had a confederacy; the Karankawa had war chiefs.

Archeologists study the culture and ___________________ of early people.

• hunter-gatherer

• adobe

• nomad

• artifacts