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Texas Studies Weekly Grade 4 Week 5

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For many years, researchers believed that the ancient ancestors of American Indians came to America from ___________

a)

Africa

b)

Antarctica

c)

Europe

d)

Siberia

2.

What term is used to describe the people who migrated to the Americas from other regions of the world?

a)

Ancient Indians

b)

First Indians

c)

Migratory Indians

d)

Paleo-Indians

3.

Archeologists have studied ___________ to learn about ancient peoples that lived in the Americas/

a)

artifacts

b)

books

c)

diaries

d)

letters

4.

Which of the following is NOT one of the primary tribes that lived in Texas before European exploration?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Comanche

c)

Wichita

d)

Caddo

5.

The ___________ was one of the tribes that migrated to Texas.

a)

Alabama-Coushatta

b)

Comanche

c)

Kickapoo

d)

Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo

6.

What is the meaning of the word Kitikiti'sh?

a)

bear-eyed

b)

racoon-eyed

c)

wolf-eyed

d)

bison-eyed

7.

What name do many tribes use to describe Earth?

a)

Father Earth

b)

Brother Earth

c)

Mother Earth

d)

Sister Earth

8.

Which of the following did the American Indians NOT believe in?

a)

individual land ownership

b)

trading resources

c)

farming

d)

Mother Earth

9.

To meet their needs, where did tribes use resources from?

a)

small areas

b)

large regions

c)

the forest

d)

private land

10.

Which of the following is NOT one of the physical characteristics of Texas' environment?

a)

plains

b)

valleys

c)

tundra

d)

deserts

11.

Tribes were very resourceful and found ways to ___________ farmland.

a)

cultivate

b)

irrigate

c)

till

d)

prepare

12.

Which tribe constructed large ceremonial and burial mounds in the center of their villages?

a)

Caddo

b)

Jumano

c)

Karankawa

d)

Lipan Apache

13.

Which American Indian tribe of Texas was easily recognized by their vibrant tattoos?

a)

Caddo

b)

Jumano

c)

Karankawa

d)

Lipan Apache

14.

The ___________ were farmers that produced corn, beans, and squash.

a)

Caddo

b)

Jumano

c)

Karankawa

d)

Lipan Apache

15.

Which tribe lived in the coastal regions of Texas?

a)

Caddo

b)

Jumano

c)

Karankawa

d)

Lipan Apache