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Chapter 3
Native Texans
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History
7th Grade
09/21/2009

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People migrated to the Americas from Siberia/Asia entered Alaska over a _____ ____________
Definition
land bridge.
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One advantage humans had over animals they hunted was that humans had _______
Definition
weapons.
Term
Farming changed the way people lived because it led to ___________________
Definition
more complex societies.
Term
The way groups of people express and conduct themselves is called ___________
Definition
culture.
Term
During the Archaic Age, life in Texas changed in these three ways ___________
Definition
people hunted smaller game, gathered food, used tools to prepare food.
Term
The language spoken by the Apaches was ___________
Definition
Athapaskan.
Term
A Shaman is a person who _______________
Definition
heals and leads religious ceremonies.
Term
What are three of the distictive traits of the Jumanos ___________________
Definition
striped facial tatoos, long braids for women, men short hair with one lock tied with colorful feather.
Term
One who studies evidence of past human activities __________________________
Definition
archaeologist.
Term
Europeans learned all the following from the Native Americans_____________
Definition
how to cultivate plants, hunt native animals, and prepare new foods.
Term
People migrated from Asia to America to follow__________
Definition
herds of animals.
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The earliest people in Texas obtained food by_____________
Definition
hunting big game.
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Comanche life centerted on two activities: hunting and______________
Definition
making war on other tribes.
Term
Adobe houses lasted for years, needing few repairs, because_______________
Definition
the climate was very dry.
Term
The Native American people of the Southeastern and Gulf cultures included all of these ____________
Definition
Caddo, Karankawas, Coahuiltecans
Term
The Coahuiltecans disappeared for all the following reasons____________
Definition
they were killed in battle, migrated to mexico, and died of european disease.
Term
Fighting between the Wichitas and spanish settlers stopped when the_______
Definition
spanish began trading with the
wichitas.
Term
The plains people used horses for hunting and_________
Definition
attacking enemies.
Term
Humans first reached Texas about_______
Definition
10,000 years ago.
Term
The land of the Gulf people was unsuitable for farming so they________
Definition
hunted and foraged.
Term
Long fishing line with several baited hooks_______________
Definition
trot line.
Term
Dwelling made of tanned hides and poles that can be moved _________________
Definition
Teepee.
Term
Objects made or altered by humans ______
Definition
Artifact.
Term
Notched throwing stick used to hurl spear _______________________________
Definition
Atlatl.
Term
Building material made of sundried bricks _______________________________
Definition
Adobe.
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