TX20 - NTP / AoC Review and Spanish Missions

Which region of Texas is the largest and most populated? [hint: it's the one that you live in, and it contains the 4 largest cities in Texas]

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

What is the name of the RED region on the map provided? [hint: major cities include Amarillo and Lubbock, and the region gets cooler temperatures due to higher elevation]

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Which culture group lived in adobe villages built in far west Texas? [hint: not much farming, unless they were close to the Rio Grande River]

• Pueblo

• Plains

• Gulf

• Southeastern

Which culture group lived in tepees and hunted the buffalo? [hint: they used the buffalo for ALMOST all of their needs - food, clothing, shelter, tools, weapons, and more]

• Pueblo

• Plains

• Gulf

• Southeastern

Which Spanish explorer is the one who invaded and conquered the Aztecs in 1519? [hint: this was the same year that ANOTHER explorer mapped the coast of Texas]

• Cortes

• Coronado

• Columbus

• Cabeza de Vaca

Which Spanish explorer is the one who searched and searched for the seven cities of gold and silver? [hint: this place was known as Cibola, and it didn't really exist]

• Cortes

• Coronado

• Columbus

• Cabeza de Vaca

Which Spanish explorer is the one who survived a shipwreck, and then lived as a shaman and trader for 6 years before escaping slavery to start his LONG walk to Mexico City? [hint: that walk took 2 years, but he eventually made it back to Spain]

• Cortes

• Coronado

• Columbus

• Cabeza de Vaca

Which of these missions was the FIRST permanent settlement of Europeans in Texas? [hint: it was built in 1682 near the area that would become El Paso]

• Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

• San Francisco de los Tejas

• San Antonio de Valero

• San Jose Concepcion

Which of these missions was the first EAST Texas mission? [hint: it is the one that gives us the origin of our state name, but was abandoned due to Native American rejection of the religion and culture of Spain]

• Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

• San Francisco de los Tejas

• San Antonio de Valero

• San Jose Concepcion

Which of these missions was the one that will eventually be known as "the Alamo"? [hint: it was established in 1718 in south-central Texas]

• Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

• San Francisco de los Tejas

• San Antonio de Valero

• San Jose Concepcion