American Indians of the Mountains and Plains

The Comanche and other American Indians used the (a)   to make things they needed.

Many American Indian groups lived in the mountains and plains of ______ ______.

• West Texas

• East Texas

• South Texas

• North Texas

Using the glossary, define the word nomad.

(a)  

More than 500 years ago, the (a)   were a well-known American Indian group in the region of the mountains and plains of West Texas.

What is the Spanish word for "village"?

(a)  

A (a)   is a system by which a group of people are ruled.

Because there was little rain, the Jumano irrigated their crops which means they ___________________.

• dug holes in the ground hoping water would come up to the surface

• dug ditches from nearby streams to bring water to their fields

• dug holes and planted their crops deeper in the soil

What were the pueblo buildings made of?

(a)  

Define the word adobe.

(a)  

Some Jumano people did not live in pueblos. They were _____ ______ _____ and traders.

(a)