Native Americans GLA Study Guide

Phrases that describe the Karankawa:

• American Indians

• used alligator grease to fight mosquito’s

• nomadic people

• all the above

In the 1500’s, the American Indian group that lived in the Gulf Coast region of Texas was the ____________.

• Caddo

• Karankawa

• Jumano

• Lipan Apache

Both the Lipan Apache and Kiowa:

• built log homes

• were nomadic hunters

• were settled farmers

• traded food crops

A difference between the Caddo and Karankawa before the Europeans came to Texas:

• The Karankawa moved from place to place in search of food.

• The Caddo were very skilled at riding horses.

• The Karankawa took part in religious activities.

• The Caddo relied mainly on hunting, gathering, and fishing for food.

American Indian groups that were nomadic-

• Kiowa and Apache

• Caddo and Jumano

• Kiowa and Caddo

• Apache

__________ were easily available for trade by American Indian tribes that hunted as a way of life.

• corn

• cattle

• clay jars

• animal skins

The Jumano lived in the __________ Region.

• Coastal Plains

• Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

A factor for contributing to different ways of life for American Indian groups living in Texas-

• They worshipped differently.

• The Caddo had more money.

• They lived in different physical regions.

• They had different forms of government.

The type of shelter nomadic American Indian tribes often used ________.

• teepees

• huts

• pueblos

• bee hives

American Indian groups living in regions that were dry and had very few waterways were usually-

• farmers

• nomadic

• ranchers

• settled