Indigenous Intro Quiz

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24 questions

Note from the author:

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Last updated over 5 years ago

24 questions

Note from the author:

Indigenous Peoples of Texas

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Indigenous Peoples of Texas

A scientist who studies people, their traditions and ways of life is a/an -----

Anthropologist

Archaeologist

Anthropologist

Archaeologist

Pacific NW

Gulf & Florida

Central Midwest

All coastal areas

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Karankawa		fierce warriors on horseback
Jumano		farmers in permanent settlements, practiced Crop Rotation
Comanche		Adobe village dwellers in Mountain/Basins region
Caddo		Very tall Coastal Plains nomads, fish traps, wigwams, dugout canoes

Central Plains & Coastal Plains

Great Plains & Central Plains

Great Plains & Mountains/Basins

Central Plains & Mountains/Basins

Adobe

TeePees

Wigwams

wood pole frames roofed with grass

nomadic portability

small villages

adapting to ones surroundings

clever use of animal hides

meat & fish

veggies & fruit

corn & other grains

whatever they could find

Comanche ... nʉmʉ tekwapʉ

Caddo ... Tay-sha

Karankawa ... Tai-chi

Jumano ... Texas

Comanche

Caddo

Karankawa

Jumano

design & create clay pottery vessels

design & create clay more precise & sophisticated tools

design & create clay more varied & beautiful clothing

all of these

stood over 6' tall and fished in dugout canoes

created permanent adobe villages 

practiced Control Burning

were fierce warriors & horse riders

stood over 6' tall and fished in dugout canoes

created permanent adobe villages 

practiced Control Burning

were fierce warriors & horse riders

Karankawa

Comanche

Jumano

Caddo

Natural Resources

Bands

Indigenous

Adobe

Natural Resource

Adobe

Native

Nation 

Caddo

Comanche

Karankawa

Jumano 

Caddo

Comanche

Karankawa

Jumano 

Caddo

Comanche

Karankawa

Jumano 

Caddo

Comanche

Karankawa

Jumano 

Caddo

Comanche

Karankawa

Jumano 

Caddo

Comanche

Karankawa

Jumano 

Caddo

Comanche

Karankawa

Jumano 

in favor of the Apache

a less-developed Apache community

nearby neighbors to the Apache

distant cousins of the Apache 

A scientist who studies people, their traditions and ways of life is a/an -----

Anthropologist

Archaeologist

A scientist who studies objects that ancient peoples leave behind is a/an -----  

Anthropologist

Archaeologist

This map shows that the greater concentration of Indigenous Nation settlements in North America were found: 

Pacific NW

Gulf & Florida

Central Midwest

All coastal areas

Match the nations with their traits:

Karankawa

fierce warriors on horseback

Jumano

farmers in permanent settlements, practiced Crop Rotation

Comanche

Adobe village dwellers in Mountain/Basins region

Caddo

Very tall Coastal Plains nomads, fish traps, wigwams, dugout canoes

The Caddo nation spanned 3 states besides Texas: OK, LA & AR. In which 2 Texas regions did the Caddo live: 

Central Plains & Coastal Plains

Great Plains & Central Plains

Great Plains & Mountains/Basins

Central Plains & Mountains/Basins

Caddo lived in _________________ homes:

Adobe

TeePees

Wigwams

wood pole frames roofed with grass

Jumano homes were a good example of:

nomadic portability

small villages

adapting to ones surroundings

clever use of animal hides

The Karankawa diet consisted mainly of: 

meat & fish

veggies & fruit

corn & other grains

whatever they could find

Texas owes its name to the ___________ word ____________________ meaning "those who are friends.

Comanche ... nʉmʉ tekwapʉ

Caddo ... Tay-sha

Karankawa ... Tai-chi

Jumano ... Texas

The ___________ practiced Crop Rotation and Control Burning to keep the soil renewed with fresh nutrients.  

Comanche

Caddo

Karankawa

Jumano

Efficient farming can create a surplus of food, allowing some members of the community to develop more advanced skills such as:

design & create clay pottery vessels

design & create clay more precise & sophisticated tools

design & create clay more varied & beautiful clothing

all of these

The Karankawa --

stood over 6' tall and fished in dugout canoes

created permanent adobe villages 

practiced Control Burning

were fierce warriors & horse riders

The Jumano --

stood over 6' tall and fished in dugout canoes

created permanent adobe villages 

practiced Control Burning

were fierce warriors & horse riders

Which matrilineal nation formed confederacies or associations among families to work together?

Karankawa

Comanche

Jumano

Caddo

Materials & substances that occur in nature are called:

Natural Resources

Bands

Indigenous

Adobe

"Indigenous" is closest in meaning to

Natural Resource

Adobe

Native

Nation 

According to this map, which neighbor of the Tonkawa lived closest to the coast? 

Caddo

Comanche

Karankawa

Jumano 

Which nation built mounds as temples & burials?  

Caddo

Comanche

Karankawa

Jumano 

This nation's Regional climate required seasonal clothing -- heavier animal hides in winter, lighter deerskin in summer?

Caddo

Comanche

Karankawa

Jumano 

Whose homes are these?

Caddo

Comanche

Karankawa

Jumano 

Whose homes are these? 

Caddo

Comanche

Karankawa

Jumano 

Whose homes are these?

Caddo

Comanche

Karankawa

Jumano 

Whose homes are these?

Caddo

Comanche

Karankawa

Jumano 

This map shows 7 Indigenous nations of Texas. What is meant by the term "Proto-Apache?"

in favor of the Apache

a less-developed Apache community

nearby neighbors to the Apache

distant cousins of the Apache 