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WorksheetsTexas Natives
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 53mins
Which Tribe covered their faces with tattoos to let other tribes know that they were peaceful traders?
Jumanos
Comanches
Karankawa
Caddo
Which tribe used adobe bricks to build large apartment-like housing complexes
Jumamma
Caddo
Jumano
Comacho
Which tribe had dome-shaped homes that looked like bee hives?
Comanche
Caddo
Jumano
Karankawa
What is an example of Texans adapting to their environment in the dry and hot regions of Texas?
People cut down trees in the rainforest to build homes
People built adobe houses because there were few or no trees.
Families built log cabins using the many trees found on the plains.
Anglo families hired Native Americans to build brick homes.
Which is the BEST example of Native Americans modifying their environment?
Karankawa use dugout canoes and spears to fish in salty marshes
Caddo Indians used irrigation for their crops
Western Gulf Culture Indians traded goods with the Spanish
Plains culture Indians elected chiefs to lead the tribes
How did the Native Americans adapt to their environment?
By relying on the natural resources and materials around them
By copying European practices
The Natives did not rely on natural resources
By praying to their gods for food and water
What is a correct synonym for "Indigenous?'
Foreign
Native
Indian
American
The dugout canoe helped
the Caddo farm.
the Karankawa fish.
the Comanche hunt.
the Jumano build.
What is similar about the Comanche tribe and the Caddo tribe?
They both fished for their food in the Gulf of Mexico
They both had a government system
They both lived in the Mountains and Basins region
They have nothing in common
What type of government system did the Comanche tribe have?
Each group had their own chief
Whatever system the Karanawa tribe had
There was one chief for all groups
They picked their leader based off their dance skills
True or False: there are no longer any Native Americans in Texas.
True
False
What types of weapons did the Native American tribes use to hunt and protect themselves?
Scissors
Rocks
Bow and arrows
Paper
What does the word nomadic mean?
Truck driving
Wandering
Sitting
Goat farmer
What region did the Apache live in?
North Central Plains
Great Plains
California
Gulf Coastal Plains
What type of shelter was easy to transport?
Teepees
Wigwam
Adobe
Mobil home
True or False: tribes from different Texas regions had different resources and climates, making their tribes very different from one another.
True
False
True or False: the Native Americans did not adapt to their region and left Texas.
True
False
Which term does NOT belong with the rest in describing the Kiowa and Apache Indians?
Nomad
Fisherman
Buffalo
Hunter
Built homes with stone or adobe and Relied heavily on corn, name the tribe
Tigua
Apache
Comanche
Caddo
Caddos lived in East Texas,cone-shaped grass houses and hunted deer and other forest animals, name their culture region
Gulf
Plains
Pueblo
Southeastern
Comanche were nomadic, lived in tepees made of buffalo hide, used horses to hunt buffalo. name their culture region
Gulf
Plains
Pueblo
Southeastern
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
Gulf
Plains
Pueblo
Southeastern
How were the Jumano SIMILAR to other Caddo people?
They were nomads
They were primarily farmers
They were mound builders
They were primarily buffalo hunters
The tribe that lived her beaches?
Jumanos
Caddos
Karankawa
Comanches
Which of the following is not one of the four regions of Texas?
Mountains and Basins
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Pacific Plains
Which statement best describes Texans during the Natural Texas and Its People era?
The inhabitants had migrated to Texas from South America.
The inhabitants were Native Americans and Mexicans.
The inhabitants survived by hunting and gathering food.
The inhabitants named the region Tejas after the oldest tribe.
According to the map, where would the Jumano a Puebloan tribe live?
II
III
iV
I
According to the map, where would the Comanche a Plains tribe live?
II
III
IV
I
According to the map, where would the Coahuiltecan a Gulf tribe live?
II
III
IV
I
According to the map, where would the Caddo a Southeastern tribe live?
II
III
IV
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The Tigua and the Jumanos were different than other native inhabitants of Texas because---
their houses were made from adobe.
their communities were led by woman.
they rode horses while hunting buffalo.
they grew amaranth instead of maize.
The Apache and the Comanche were different than other native inhabitants of Texas because---
their houses were made from adobe.
their communities were led by woman.
they rode horses while hunting buffalo.
they grew amaranth instead of maize.
What is the most arid region of Texas, it has cool nights and hot days?
North Texas
West Texas
Central Texas
Coastal Texas
Which tribe listed below is stationary?
Jumano
Comanche
Wichita
Atakapa
The ability of the Caddo to grow a surplus of crops allowed them to---
follow buffalo herds for a longer period of time.
establish more permanent settlements, like villages.
eat only agricultural crops
sell their crops of maize to other tribes for money
What does it mean to have a surplus of food?
you have more than you need.
you have less than you need.
you have to buy what you need.
you have to eat it before it goes bad.
What group of natives most likely lived in this village?
The Plains Natives
The Western Gulf Natives
The Puebloan Natives
The Southeastern Natives
The driest, the furthest west region of Texas...
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Mountains & Basins
The North Central Plains region includes the Red River (border between Texas and Oklahoma).
True
False
Region which includes the cities of Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas...
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Region which includes the city of El Paso...
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Region which includes the city of Fort Worth...
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Region which includes the city of Amarillo...
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
