Early Oklahomans

According to the passage, what did the great stretching plains of western Oklahoma and the well-watered woodlands in the east harbor before the arrival of white men?

• Large cities

• Indian cultures

• European settlements

• Gold mines

What is the name of the culture that is generally known as Folsom and has never been documented in Oklahoma from an excavated site?

• Folsom

• Clovis

• Mississippian

• Caddoan

Folsom man was non-agricultural and made no pottery.

• True

• False

What are the names of the early hunting horizons mentioned in the passage that have been found in the eastern portion of Oklahoma?

• Clovis and Plainview

• Folsom and Dalton

• Agate Basin and Hell Gap

• Caddoan and Mississippian

In northeastern Oklahoma, what does a well-documented focus suggest about early Oklahoma tribes?

• They were isolated

• They had relationships with some Missouri and Arkansas tribes

• They were nomadic only

• They did not use pottery

What is one principal factor in the evolution of the elaborate related cultures mentioned in the passage?

• Religious practices, including burial mounds and truncated pyramidal structures with temples or ceremonial buildings.

• The development of advanced weaponry and military strategies.

• The widespread use of written language for communication.

• The establishment of extensive trade routes with distant continents.

Following the Gibson aspect, there was a general decline in overall cultural complexity in eastern Oklahoma.

• True

• False

Which tribes are mentioned as the principal representatives of the nomadic tribes in Oklahoma?

• The Kiowa, Comanche, and Kiowa-Apache.

• The Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw.

• The Osage, Pawnee, and Wichita.

• The Seminole, Creek, and Caddo.

The territory known culturally as the Southern Plains comprised portions of which states?

• Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, and Texas.

• California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah.

• Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

• Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and North Dakota.

The Caddoan-speaking peoples had a historic residence in eastern Oklahoma.

• True

• False