The Early History of Texas

Following the last Ice Age, why did ancient people modify the environment by farming?

• They could no longer hunt because the great beasts were gone.

• They became vegetarians because the great beasts were gone.

• They had to hunt smaller animals and so turned more to plants for food.

• They had to hunt smaller animals and so began to grow food for the smaller animals.

Why did ancient people in Texas modify the environment by digging quarries?

• They wanted flint to shape into points for spears and arrows.

• They wanted flint to shape into pottery and baskets.

• They wanted to catch animals in the open pits.

• They wanted to build villages in the quarries.

Which American Indian group were nomads who roamed inland in family bands in summer and gathered in coastal villages led by chiefs in winter?

• The Caddo

• The Karankawa

• The Tonkawa

• The Wichita

What did the Caddo and the Wichita have in common?

• They both farmed and hunted.

• They both hunted year round as nomads.

• They both came to live in Texas in the 1700s.

• They both lived in houses shaped like cones.

What did Comanche and Pueblo Jumano governments have in common?

• chiefs

• confederacies

• self-governing bands

• self-governing villages

In which region did the Comanche live?

• plains

• gulf coast

• mountains

• river valleys

Why did people such as the Caddo and the Alabama-Coushatta modify or change their environment in Texas?

• to settle in clusters

• to meet basic needs, such as food and shelter

• to travel long distances to hunt

• to weave houses from grasses and skins

The Karankawa built dugout canoes to use in fishing.

• True

• False

The name of our state comes from the Caddo word for "friend".

• True

• False

The Alabama-Coushatta still live in Texas today.

• True

• False