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Ch 4 Early People of Texas * Vocabulary, Notes & Maps

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A mix of sun dried earth and straw used for building

a)

Adobe

b)

Artifact

c)

Shaman

2.

A dealer or agent as a go~between for the producers of goods and retailers and consumers

a)

Archaeologist

b)

Shaman

c)

Middleman

3.

A scientist who studies the physical remains of the past.

a)

Hunter-gatherer

b)

Shaman

c)

Archaeologist

4.

Objects made by humans

a)

Artifacts

b)

Teepees

c)

Nomads

5.

A person believed to be able to summon spirits and has healing powers

a)

Archaeologist

b)

Middleman

c)

Shaman

6.

Portable homes made of animal hides easily put together and taken down for nomadic living.

a)

Teepee

b)

Adobe

c)

Brick

7.

Tracing property ownership through the male members of the family line.

a)

Matrilineal

b)

Patrilineal

8.

People who move from place to place often following a food source like the mammoth or later generations the Buffalo.

a)

Hunter-gatherer

b)

Nomads

c)

Migrate

9.

A union of different groups like the Caddo East Texas natives who lived along the Red River..

a)

Family

b)

Clan

c)

Confederacy

10.

Tracing the descent of your family through the female line.

a)

Matrilineal

b)

Patrilineal

11.

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.

a)

Nomads

b)

Hunter-gatherers

c)

Herd

12.

Ancient people would TRAVEL to follow the herds of animals. What is another word for travel in this sentence?

a)

Merge

b)

Migrate

c)

Argue

13.

The historic AREA can tell us much about how ancient people lived. What is another word for AREA?

a)

Site

b)

Habitat

c)

Vision

14.

X-rays and CT scans are two types of SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS used in archaeology. What is another term meaning scientific development?

a)

Technique

b)

Technology

c)

Medicine

15.

Each tribe member has a PLACE in society for instance the chief, the warrior, or the shaman. What is another term for PLACE?

a)

Status

b)

Home

c)

Job

16.

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?

a)

Common

b)

Painful

c)

Distinct

17.

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?

a)

Available

b)

Safe

c)

Prohibited

18.

Migrating animals moved across the land bridge in their search for food.

____________ followed these animals for food

a)

nomad

b)

archaeologist

c)

artifact

19.

Archaeologists collect _______________ or objects made or objects made or used by humans, such as tools, pottery, bones, and shells.

a)

nomad

b)

artifact

c)

resource

20.

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.

a)

technology

b)

available

c)

hunter-gatherer

21.

Among the first Indians to ride horses. Their name comes from the Zuni word meaning "enemy".

a)

Tonkawa

b)

Lipan Apache

c)

Comache

d)

Kiowa

22.

Fierce warriors of the Plains, Cooperated with the Lipan Apache at first, then pushed them eastward over buffalo hunting grounds. "Horsemen of the Plains"

a)

Tonakawa

b)

Lipan Apache

c)

Comanche

d)

Kiowa

23.

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

a)

Tonkawa

b)

Lipan Apache

c)

Comanche

d)

Kiowa

24.

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.

a)

Jumano

b)

Concho

c)

Tigua

25.

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

a)

Jumano

b)

Concho

c)

Tigua

26.

Oldest Native American group and called the "Mystery Tribe" Lived in Big Bend Area of Texas. Special rituals for planting, harvesting and rain.

a)

Jumano

b)

Concho

c)

Tigua

27.

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)

a)

Coahuiltecan

b)

Karankawa

28.

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.

a)

Coahuiltecan

b)

Karankawa

29.

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.

a)

Caddo

b)

Atakapa

c)

Wichita

30.

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.

a)

Caddo

b)

Atakapa

c)

Wichita

31.

Men had tattoos around their eyes - called themselves "raccoon eyes". Spent entire winter hunting buffalo.

a)

Caddo

b)

Atakapa

c)

Wichita

32.

Of the 4 regions in Texas from our geography unit, what region would the Puebloan Culture live in?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Texas Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and basins

33.

Of the 4 Texas Regions we learned about in our geography unit, which regions would the Kiowa people be a part of?

a)

Gulf plains

b)

North Texas Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

34.

Which of the 4 regions we learned about in our geography unit would you find the Coahuiltecan and the Karankawa?

a)

Gulf Coastal Plains

b)

North Texas Plains

c)

Mountains and Basins

d)

Great Plains

35.

of the 4 Texas regions, which region would the Comanche control?

a)

Gulf Coastal Plains

b)

North Texas Plains

c)

Great plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

36.

What are some similarities Native Peoples of Texas shared?

a)

spiritual beliefs

b)

living in bands/tribes

c)

creation stories

d)

all of these choices

37.

What are differences native Peoples of Texas had?

a)

own way of life

b)

language they spoke

c)

how the tribe was organized

d)

all of these choices

38.

How did prehistoric peoples arrive in North America?

a)

they flew from Eurasia to Canada

b)

They walked across the Bering Strait Land Bridge

c)

They arrived with the Vikings in NE Canada/US area

39.

Which Native American CULTURE farmed and built adobe homes in the Mountains & Basins region of Texas?

a)

Plains

b)

Puebloan

c)

Gulf

d)

Southeastern

40.

Which nomadic Native American CULTURE hunted buffalo, gathered plants, and lived in the center/panhandle of Texas?

a)

Plains

b)

Puebloan

c)

Gulf

d)

Southeastern

41.

Which culture group lived in adobe houses to keep them cool in the hot summers?

a)

Coastal

b)

Gulf

c)

Pueblo

d)

Plains

42.

Based on the map, Native American groups in Texas...

a)

experienced the same climate, but different food sources.

b)

experienced the same climate, lifestyles, and food sources.

c)

experienced different climates, but the same food sources.

d)

experienced different climates, lifestyles, and food sources.

43.

Native American cultures in Texas were similar because...

a)

their homes were built from natural resources in their natural region.

b)

their homes were structures to pray to the spirits for protection.

c)

their homes had barriers for protection from animal attacks.

d)

their homes had defenses against enemy attacks.

44.

The gulf culture lived in the natural region known as the coastal region and __________ was their main food source

a)

buffalo

b)

fishing

c)

agriculture

d)

farming and hunting

45.

"Nomadic hunter-gatherers who lived in buffalo hide teepees and hunted the buffalo to survive."

Which Texas Culture does this best describe?

a)

Southeastern

b)

Western Gulf

c)

Plains

d)

Puebloan

46.

Jumano homes were a good example of:

a)

nomadic portability

b)

small villages

c)

adapting to ones surroundings

d)

clever use of animal hides

47.

Comanche lived in ______________________ dwellings and ate a diet mainly of ____________________.

a)

Wigwams ......... fish & corn

b)

Teepees ....... small game, buffalo, nuts and berries

c)

Lodges ...... porridge