SS CA #2 Review

One argument made by scientists is that a land bridge between North America and Asia thousands of years ago contributed to the arrival of

• the Ice Age in Texas

• rice and corn in Texas

• American Indians to Texas

• Spanish conquistadors to Texas

Which of the following best explains how American Indian tribes arrived in Texas?

• They crossed the Bering Strait from Asia and migrated southward over many years.

• They sailed from Asia around to the Gulf of Mexico and landed in Texas.

• They went from Alaska to Asia and then to Texas.

• They came from Mexico northward.

How were the ways of life for both Apache and Comanche tribes similar?

• They both were settled farmers.

• They both were nomadic.

• They both built log homes.

• They both traded food crops.

One way the Jumano tribe adapted their lifestyle to the climate was by

• using dugout canoes

• domesticating chickens

• migrating to hunt buffalo

• building dome-shaped huts

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

• farmers

• nomadic

• ranchers

• settled

Which type of shelter did nomadic American Indian tribes often use?

• beehives

• pueblos

• huts

• teepees

An archaeologist is on a dig in the Mountains and Basins region. Evidence of an old adobe village with an irrigation system is unearthed. Based on the discovery, which is a likely inference the archaeologist may make?

• The Apache lived there.

• The Karankawa lived there.

• The Jumano lived there.

• The Caddo lived there.

Which product was easily available for trade by American Indian tribes that hunted as a way of life?

• Corn

• Cattle

• Clay jars

• Animal skins

Which nomadic American Indian tribe inhabited the Gulf Coast region of Texas?

• Apache

• Jumano

• Karankawa

• Kiowa

Which American Indian tribes continue to reside in Texas?

• Apache

• Comanche

• Karankawa

• Tigua Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo