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Texas Natives

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Tribe covered their faces with tattoos to let other tribes know that they were peaceful traders?

a)

Jumanos

b)

Comanches

c)

Karankawa

d)

Caddo

2.

Which tribe used adobe bricks to build large apartment-like housing complexes

a)

Jumamma

b)

Caddo

c)

Jumano

d)

Comacho

3.

Which tribe had dome-shaped homes that looked like bee hives?

a)

Comanche

b)

Caddo

c)

Jumano

d)

Karankawa

4.

What is an example of Texans adapting to their environment in the dry and hot regions of Texas?

a)

People cut down trees in the rainforest to build homes

b)

People built adobe houses because there were few or no trees.

c)

Families built log cabins using the many trees found on the plains.

d)

Anglo families hired Native Americans to build brick homes.

5.

Which is the BEST example of Native Americans modifying their environment?

a)

Karankawa use dugout canoes and spears to fish in salty marshes

b)

Caddo Indians used irrigation for their crops

c)

Western Gulf Culture Indians traded goods with the Spanish

d)

Plains culture Indians elected chiefs to lead the tribes

6.
What Indian tribe AND Texas region is shown in the picture?
a)
Apache/Great Plains
b)
Karankawa/Central Plains
c)
Karankawa/Coastal Plains
d)
Jumano/Mountains and Basins
7.
Which Native culture hunted buffalo?
a)
Southeastern Culture
b)
Coastal Culture
c)
Plains Culture
d)
Pueblo Culture
8.

How did the Native Americans adapt to their environment?

a)

By relying on the natural resources and materials around them

b)

By copying European practices

c)

The Natives did not rely on natural resources

d)

By praying to their gods for food and water

9.

What is a correct synonym for "Indigenous?'

a)

Foreign

b)

Native

c)

Indian

d)

American

10.
Mostly lived in the Mountains and Basins region
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
11.

The dugout canoe helped

a)

the Caddo farm.

b)

the Karankawa fish.

c)

the Comanche hunt.

d)

the Jumano build.

12.
Which Native American Tribe were considered skilled fisherman?
a)
Caddo
b)
Karankawa
c)
Apache
d)
Comanche
13.
Which of the following is part of a nomadic lifestyle?
a)
Setting up plots of land to grow crops.
b)
Moving south for the winter to follow the bison herd.
c)
Building houses out of mud bricks.
d)
Constructing large cities.
14.
This Native American Tribe were known as skilled horseback riders.
a)
Comanche
b)
Kickapoo
c)
Caddo
d)
Pueblo
15.
This tribe used teepees for shelter.  Teepees were easy to take with them since they were nomads.
a)
Karankawa
b)
Caddo
c)
Comanche
d)
Pueblo
16.
Which tribe used adobe to build their homes?
a)
Jumano
b)
Caddo
c)
Karankawa
d)
Waco
17.

What is similar about the Comanche tribe and the Caddo tribe?

a)

They both fished for their food in the Gulf of Mexico

b)

They both had a government system

c)

They both lived in the Mountains and Basins region

d)

They have nothing in common

18.

What type of government system did the Comanche tribe have?

a)

Each group had their own chief

b)

Whatever system the Karanawa tribe had

c)

There was one chief for all groups

d)

They picked their leader based off their dance skills

19.

True or False: there are no longer any Native Americans in Texas.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What types of weapons did the Native American tribes use to hunt and protect themselves?

a)

Scissors

b)

Rocks

c)

Bow and arrows

d)

Paper

21.

What does the word nomadic mean?

a)

Truck driving

b)

Wandering

c)

Sitting

d)

Goat farmer

22.

What region did the Apache live in?

a)

North Central Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

California

d)

Gulf Coastal Plains

23.

What type of shelter was easy to transport?

a)

Teepees

b)

Wigwam

c)

Adobe

d)

Mobil home

24.

True or False: tribes from different Texas regions had different resources and climates, making their tribes very different from one another.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

True or False: the Native Americans did not adapt to their region and left Texas.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which term does NOT belong with the rest in describing the Kiowa and Apache Indians?

a)

Nomad

b)

Fisherman

c)

Buffalo

d)

Hunter

27.

Built homes with stone or adobe and Relied heavily on corn, name the tribe

a)

Tigua

b)

Apache

c)

Comanche

d)

Caddo

28.

Caddos lived in East Texas,cone-shaped grass houses and hunted deer and other forest animals, name their culture region

a)

Gulf

b)

Plains

c)

Pueblo

d)

Southeastern

29.

Comanche were nomadic, lived in tepees made of buffalo hide, used horses to hunt buffalo. name their culture region

a)

Gulf

b)

Plains

c)

Pueblo

d)

Southeastern

30.

Karankawas lived by the ocean in southern Texas, used dugout canoes to fish and had moveable homes made of wood or bush, name their culture region

a)

Gulf

b)

Plains

c)

Pueblo

d)

Southeastern

31.

How were the Jumano SIMILAR to other Caddo people?

a)

They were nomads

b)

They were primarily farmers

c)

They were mound builders

d)

They were primarily buffalo hunters

32.

The tribe that lived her beaches?

a)

Jumanos

b)

Caddos

c)

Karankawa

d)

Comanches

33.

Which of the following is not one of the four regions of Texas?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Pacific Plains

34.

Which statement best describes Texans during the Natural Texas and Its People era?

a)

The inhabitants had migrated to Texas from South America.

b)

The inhabitants were Native Americans and Mexicans.

c)

The inhabitants survived by hunting and gathering food.

d)

The inhabitants named the region Tejas after the oldest tribe.

35.

According to the map, where would the Jumano a Puebloan tribe live?

a)

II

b)

III

c)

iV

d)

I

36.

According to the map, where would the Comanche a Plains tribe live?

a)

II

b)

III

c)

IV

d)

I

37.

According to the map, where would the Coahuiltecan a Gulf tribe live?

a)

II

b)

III

c)

IV

d)

I

38.

According to the map, where would the Caddo a Southeastern tribe live?

a)

II

b)

III

c)

IV

d)

!

39.

The Tigua and the Jumanos were different than other native inhabitants of Texas because---

a)

their houses were made from adobe.

b)

their communities were led by woman.

c)

they rode horses while hunting buffalo.

d)

they grew amaranth instead of maize.

40.

The Apache and the Comanche were different than other native inhabitants of Texas because---

a)

their houses were made from adobe.

b)

their communities were led by woman.

c)

they rode horses while hunting buffalo.

d)

they grew amaranth instead of maize.

41.

What is the most arid region of Texas, it has cool nights and hot days?

a)

North Texas

b)

West Texas

c)

Central Texas

d)

Coastal Texas

42.

Which tribe listed below is stationary?

a)

Jumano

b)

Comanche

c)

Wichita

d)

Atakapa

43.

The ability of the Caddo to grow a surplus of crops allowed them to---

a)

follow buffalo herds for a longer period of time.

b)

establish more permanent settlements, like villages.

c)

eat only agricultural crops

d)

sell their crops of maize to other tribes for money

44.

What does it mean to have a surplus of food?

a)

you have more than you need.

b)

you have less than you need.

c)

you have to buy what you need.

d)

you have to eat it before it goes bad.

45.

What group of natives most likely lived in this village?

a)

The Plains Natives

b)

The Western Gulf Natives

c)

The Puebloan Natives

d)

The Southeastern Natives

46.

The driest, the furthest west region of Texas...

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains & Basins

47.
This region is the lowest in elevation but the highest in rainfall?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains & Basins
48.
The region has the coldest winters and drought can be a problem here.  
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains & Basins
49.

The North Central Plains region includes the Red River (border between Texas and Oklahoma).

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Region which includes the cities of Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas...

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

51.

Region which includes the city of El Paso...

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

52.

Region which includes the city of Fort Worth...

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

53.

Region which includes the city of Amarillo...

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains