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WorksheetsCh 4 Early People of Texas * Vocabulary, Notes & Maps
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 44mins
A mix of sun dried earth and straw used for building
Adobe
Artifact
Shaman
A dealer or agent as a go~between for the producers of goods and retailers and consumers
Archaeologist
Shaman
Middleman
A scientist who studies the physical remains of the past.
Hunter-gatherer
Shaman
Archaeologist
Objects made by humans
Artifacts
Teepees
Nomads
A person believed to be able to summon spirits and has healing powers
Archaeologist
Middleman
Shaman
Portable homes made of animal hides easily put together and taken down for nomadic living.
Teepee
Adobe
Brick
Tracing property ownership through the male members of the family line.
Matrilineal
Patrilineal
People who move from place to place often following a food source like the mammoth or later generations the Buffalo.
Hunter-gatherer
Nomads
Migrate
A union of different groups like the Caddo East Texas natives who lived along the Red River..
Family
Clan
Confederacy
Tracing the descent of your family through the female line.
Matrilineal
Patrilineal
A person who lives by hunting and gathering food rather than growing it. This group would use the resources in the area and when it has been exhausted they move to a new site.
Nomads
Hunter-gatherers
Herd
Ancient people would TRAVEL to follow the herds of animals. What is another word for travel in this sentence?
Merge
Migrate
Argue
The historic AREA can tell us much about how ancient people lived. What is another word for AREA?
Site
Habitat
Vision
X-rays and CT scans are two types of SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS used in archaeology. What is another term meaning scientific development?
Technique
Technology
Medicine
Each tribe member has a PLACE in society for instance the chief, the warrior, or the shaman. What is another term for PLACE?
Status
Home
Job
The striped facial markings of the Jumano were UNIQUE so that other groups like the Comanche would recognize them as traders and peacefully traveling through their territory. What is another term for UNIQUE?
Common
Painful
Distinct
The culture of different groups often depends on the natural resources NEARBY. The Karankawa lived along the coast and depended on seafood as a main food source. What is another term for NEARBY?
Available
Safe
Prohibited
Migrating animals moved across the land bridge in their search for food.
____________ followed these animals for food
nomad
archaeologist
artifact
Archaeologists collect _______________ or objects made or objects made or used by humans, such as tools, pottery, bones, and shells.
nomad
artifact
resource
The earliest Texans were ___________________ who moved from place to place to hunt and gather food. They hunted large animals, such as mammoth and giant bison.
technology
available
hunter-gatherer
Among the first Indians to ride horses. Their name comes from the Zuni word meaning "enemy".
Tonkawa
Lipan Apache
Comache
Kiowa
Fierce warriors of the Plains, Cooperated with the Lipan Apache at first, then pushed them eastward over buffalo hunting grounds. "Horsemen of the Plains"
Tonakawa
Lipan Apache
Comanche
Kiowa
Bitter enemies of Comanche for 50 years, later became allies. They practice a Sun Dance lasting 3-4 days without eating or sleeping. They had large horse herds and traded with the COmanche
Tonkawa
Lipan Apache
Comanche
Kiowa
Great traders - MIDDLEMEN. Men did most of the farming. Called the "striped people" by Spanish due to lines painted on their faces. Among first Texas Indians to have horse.
Jumano
Concho
Tigua
Worked in Spanish mines in 1500s with Jumano (allies). Painted their faces and bodies, decorated hair with feathers. Puebloan Tribe in Mountains and Basins Region
Jumano
Concho
Tigua
Oldest Native American group and called the "Mystery Tribe" Lived in Big Bend Area of Texas. Special rituals for planting, harvesting and rain.
Jumano
Concho
Tigua
Finding food was a full-time job and sometimes they resorted eating rotten wood. This is the "Scavenger Tribe" as they wandered the South Texas Plains (Gulf Coastal Tribe)
Coahuiltecan
Karankawa
Myth: This band was believed to be cannibals - instead, they practiced ceremonial cannibalism. Taller than most Texas Indians - average man was six feet tall. traveled by Canoes along Texas Coastal Islands.
Coahuiltecan
Karankawa
Unusual custom of greeting strangers by weeping and wailing. they are the origin for the term Texas or "tay-yas". Most advanced tribe and traced family through matrilineal.
Caddo
Atakapa
Wichita
their name means "eaters of men" in Choctaw language. They may have practiced ritual cannibalism on their enemies. They hunted Alligator as a food resource.
Caddo
Atakapa
Wichita
Men had tattoos around their eyes - called themselves "raccoon eyes". Spent entire winter hunting buffalo.
Caddo
Atakapa
Wichita
Of the 4 regions in Texas from our geography unit, what region would the Puebloan Culture live in?
Coastal Plains
North Texas Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and basins
Of the 4 Texas Regions we learned about in our geography unit, which regions would the Kiowa people be a part of?
Gulf plains
North Texas Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins
Which of the 4 regions we learned about in our geography unit would you find the Coahuiltecan and the Karankawa?
Gulf Coastal Plains
North Texas Plains
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
of the 4 Texas regions, which region would the Comanche control?
Gulf Coastal Plains
North Texas Plains
Great plains
Mountains and Basins
What are some similarities Native Peoples of Texas shared?
spiritual beliefs
living in bands/tribes
creation stories
all of these choices
What are differences native Peoples of Texas had?
own way of life
language they spoke
how the tribe was organized
all of these choices
How did prehistoric peoples arrive in North America?
they flew from Eurasia to Canada
They walked across the Bering Strait Land Bridge
They arrived with the Vikings in NE Canada/US area
Which Native American CULTURE farmed and built adobe homes in the Mountains & Basins region of Texas?
Plains
Puebloan
Gulf
Southeastern
Which nomadic Native American CULTURE hunted buffalo, gathered plants, and lived in the center/panhandle of Texas?
Plains
Puebloan
Gulf
Southeastern
Which culture group lived in adobe houses to keep them cool in the hot summers?
Coastal
Gulf
Pueblo
Plains
Based on the map, Native American groups in Texas...
experienced the same climate, but different food sources.
experienced the same climate, lifestyles, and food sources.
experienced different climates, but the same food sources.
experienced different climates, lifestyles, and food sources.
Native American cultures in Texas were similar because...
their homes were built from natural resources in their natural region.
their homes were structures to pray to the spirits for protection.
their homes had barriers for protection from animal attacks.
their homes had defenses against enemy attacks.
The gulf culture lived in the natural region known as the coastal region and __________ was their main food source
buffalo
fishing
agriculture
farming and hunting
"Nomadic hunter-gatherers who lived in buffalo hide teepees and hunted the buffalo to survive."
Which Texas Culture does this best describe?
Southeastern
Western Gulf
Plains
Puebloan
Jumano homes were a good example of:
nomadic portability
small villages
adapting to ones surroundings
clever use of animal hides
Comanche lived in ______________________ dwellings and ate a diet mainly of ____________________.
Wigwams ......... fish & corn
Teepees ....... small game, buffalo, nuts and berries
Lodges ...... porridge
