Natural Texas and its People

History is divided into ____ to help us study the patterns in history.

• realms

• eras

• pieces

• families

Texas is bordered by these four states.

• California, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi

• Kansas, California, Oklahoma, Louisiana

• New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana

• Florida, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Montana

Texas is the ___ largest state (behind Alaska)

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

• 5th

This country borders the southern part of Texas

• Mexico

• Canada

• England

• United States

Why did the first people migrate all the way to Texas?

• They thought that Texas was a good vacation spot

• They were hunters following herds of animals

• They were escaping from hostile enemies

• They wanted to learn about a new culture

Early people were ___ and did not leave written records of their lives

• Archaeologists

• Warriors

• Scientists

• Hunter- Gatherers

Early people learned how to ___ around 100 B.C. which changed their culture

• Swim

• Hunt

• Farm

• Sing

The ___ used dugout canoes for fishing and travel

• Karankawas

• Cherokee

• Jumano

• Tigua

The ___ ate snakes, lizards, armadillos, worms, and snails when they could not find larger animals to hunt

• Atakapan

• Wichita

• Coahuiltecans

• Caddo

Adobe homes are made from ___

• sticks and stones

• straw and dried mud

• diamonds and ice

• bricks and mortar