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WorksheetsIndians of Texas
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Jumano
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
2.
Prayed for good buffalo hunts
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
3.
Coahuiltecan
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
4.
Waterproofed pots with oil
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
5.
Largest, most advanced tribes
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
6.
Government was a confederacy (independent groups under one government)
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
7.
Used dugout canoes
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
8.
Mostly lived in the Great Plains region
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
9.
Caddo
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
10.
Ate fish, shellfish, and sea plants
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
11.
Were the best hunters
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
12.
Comanche
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
13.
Expert horsemen
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
14.
Lived in permanent villages in East Texas (sedentary)
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
15.
Karankawa
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
16.
Lived in adobe homes made of clay brick
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
17.
Lived in beehive shaped houses
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
18.
Were the best farmers (agricultural)
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
19.
Lived in permanent villages in West Texas (sedentary)
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
20.
Had portable homes in North Texas (nomadic)
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
21.
Apache
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
22.
Mostly lived in the Mountains and Basins region
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
23.
Indigenous means:
a)
a. Originating in a specific place or region
b)
b.Tools, weapons, and other objects made by people
c)
c. Someone who moves from place to place
d)
d. Mitotes
24.
The imaginary line circling the globe halfway between the North and South Poles.
a)
Circumference
b)
Breaking Point
c)
Equator
d)
Absolute Location
25.
Latitude runs:
a)
North to South
b)
East to West
26.
Longitude runs
a)
North to South
b)
East to West
27.
The Study of places and the relationships between people and their environment
a)
Astronomy
b)
Graphic Design
c)
Geography
d)
Calculas
28.
What region is this?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
29.
What Region is this?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Mountains and Basins
d)
Great Plains
30.
What region is this?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
31.
What region is this?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
32.
The Plains Indians lived in this type of home:
a)
Teepee
b)
Plank House
c)
Longhouse or Wigwam
d)
Pueblo
33.
A teepee was made from these materials:
a)
Birch bark and saplings
b)
Adobe, sticks, and stones
c)
Boards cut from Cedar trees
d)
Buffalo hides and poles
34.
An Area of Long, Flat Grasslands located in the Central United States covering parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. It also touches parts of Missouri and Iowa. It has Cold Winters and Warm Summers.
a)
Great Highlands
b)
Great Plateaus
c)
Great Plains
d)
Great Deserts
35.
What symbol is this?
a)
bluebonnet, Texas flower
b)
rose, US flower
36.
An Era is:
a)
Someone who moves from place to place
b)
How much time passes each day
c)
Originating in a specific place or region
d)
A period of time with unique political, economic, and social characteristics
37.
Indigenous means:
a)
a. Originating in a specific place or region
b)
b.Tools, weapons, and other objects made by people
c)
c. Someone who moves from place to place
d)
d. Mitotes
38.
The imaginary line circling the globe halfway between the North and South Poles.
a)
Circumference
b)
Breaking Point
c)
Equator
d)
Absolute Location
39.
A region is an...
a)
area where people have no home
b)
originating from a specific place
c)
area of land with a common characteristic
d)
process of growing plants and raising animals for food
40.
Hernan Cortez conquered the ...
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Mya
d)
Chicwa
41.
What region contains El Paso?
a)
Gulf Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
42.
The greatest killer of the American Indians was __________________.
a)
Fire
b)
Natural Disasters
c)
Various Diseases
d)
Lack of knowledge
43.
Which Texas Native group is similar to the Tigua?
a)
Apache
b)
Karankawa
c)
Jumano
d)
Comanche
44.
In which region did the Puebloan indians live?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains & Basins
c)
Great Plains
d)
North Central Plains
45.
If European settlers came to Texas by sea, which Indian group would they most likely run into?
a)
Coahuiltecans
b)
Apache
c)
Comanche
d)
Tigua
46.
To be nomadic, means to stay in one place
a)
True
b)
False
47.
Which Texas Native group lived in tepees?
a)
Jumano
b)
Coahuiltecan
c)
Tigua
d)
Kiowa
48.
How were the Comanche and Apache similar?
a)
They lived near the coast and fished
b)
They were farmers who grew corn and other vegetables
c)
They built permanent homes and gathered wild plants for food
d)
They were nomads who depended on buffalo for survival
49.
What natural resource are most cities in Texas located near?
a)
Water
b)
Oil
c)
Gas
d)
Timber
50.
How does the elevation of Texas change if you travel from east (Coastal Plains) to west (Mountains and Basins)?
a)
It starts out low, then high, then low again
b)
Starts off low and gets higher
c)
Starts out high and gets lower
d)
It doesn't change at all
51.
How are the Coastal Plains and Mountains and Basins different?
a)
Coastal Plains are dry; Mountains and Basins are wet
b)
Coastal plains have mountains; Mountains and basins are flat
c)
Coastal Plains are wet; Mountains and Basins are dry
d)
They are both flat
52.
Where is the Rio Grande located?
a)
Southwest boundary of Texas
b)
North boundary of Texas
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Southeast boundary of Texas
53.
Where is Big Bend National Park located?
a)
Coastal
b)
Great Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
54.
What is a Spanish soldier/explorer that wanted riches, power, & glory for Spain, in the conquest of the Americas?
a)
Friar
b)
Priest
c)
Conquistador
d)
Karankawa
55.
What was the purpose of exploring the Americas in the 16th - 17th centuries?
a)
To establish peace with Native Americans
b)
To gain great wealth, prestige, & spread the Christian religion
c)
To bring new technology to the Natives
d)
To bring new diseases to the Americas
56.
What country funded the expedition of Christopher Columbus?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
United States
57.
What were the main reasons of European exploration to the Americas?
a)
Help spread diseases to Native Americans
b)
Get rich, spread the Catholic religion, & get fame & glory
c)
Bring new ideas & technology to the Americas
d)
Test new shipping across the Atlantic
58.
What affect does the defeat of the Aztec Empire by Cortes have on other explorers?
a)
Exploration of 'New World' gets a bad reputation
b)
It encourages more protective laws for Native Americans
c)
It inspires others to explore North America to gain wealth
d)
Exploration encourages more peaceful relations with Natives
59.
What explorer defeated the Aztecs with the help of guns, germs, & steel?
a)
Coronado
b)
Cortes
c)
Pineda
d)
Columbus
60.
___________-journey made for a special purpose
a)
trip
b)
expedition
c)
settlement
d)
conquistador
61.
What were the reasons for exploration?
a)
Gold, Goods, God
b)
Gold, Gold, Gold
c)
Gold, Glory, God
d)
Gold, Grease, God
62.
The Spanish wanted Indians to follow what religion?
a)
Baptist Religion
b)
Texan Religion
c)
Puritan Religion
d)
Catholic Religion
63.
The first country to land explorers in "Texas" was
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Pangea
64.
What term to we give to the time period where European explorers first met with Native American tribes?
a)
The Age of Context
b)
The Age of Expedition
c)
The Age of Contact
d)
The Age of Enlightenment
65.
Which region of Texas is the largest in geographic area and population size?
a)
Central Plains
b)
Great Plains
c)
Mountains and Basins
d)
Coastal Plains
66.
How were the Gulf Indians different from the Plains Indians?
a)
They ate large amounts of oysters, clams, turtles, and fish
b)
They lived in cone-shaped tents made of buffalo hides.
c)
They were among the first tribes to grow wheat.
d)
They conducted extensive trade with the Aztecs of Mexico.
67.
How were the cultures of the Caddo and the Karankawa different?
a)
The Karankawa were patrilineal society and the Caddo were matrilineal society
b)
Caddo were a agricultural society and the Karankawa were nomadic and hunted
c)
Caddo lived in the Southwest Texas and the Karankawa lived in the coastal plains
d)
Caddo were nomadic and hunted and the Karankawa were farmers and lived in huts
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