Native Texans Part 2

This tribe relied on small animals such as deer and rabbits for food

•  Caddo

• Karankawa

• Atakapa

• Coahuiltecan

This tribe had a complex agricultural society whose main crop was corn

• Karankawa

• Caddo

• Wichita

• Atakapa

Many of these Native American groups had similarities. Most lived in small units called bands. . . . Most Native American groups believed that spirits caused natural events. . . . The various Native American groups had differences, too. Peoples such as the Caddo, Karankawa, and Jumano had their own cultures, or ways of life shared by people with similar beliefs and customs. Each group spoke its own language. They organized their bands differently, and they interacted with other groups differently. Some were peaceful, but some were warlike. While many lived in permanent communities, others moved frequently from one site to another. —Texas History

 

According to this excerpt, what was one difference among the early people in Texas?

• They had very different spiritual beliefs.

• Some lived in bands and others lived in isolation.

• Caddo and Karankawa shared the same culture, but the Jumano did not.

• Some settled in villages and others were nomadic.

Which new Native American technology was related to the cooking and storage of food?

• adobe 

• atlatl 

• pottery

• agave

Someone believed to have the power to summon spirits and heal the sick was called a _____.

• Native American

• shaman

• political leader

• chief

Which Native American TRIBES farmed and built adobe homes in the Mountains & Basins region of Texas?

Choose two answers

• Tonkawa

• Jornada

• Jumano

• Wichita

Which Native American CULTURE hunted buffalo, gathered plants, and lived in the center/panhandle of Texas?

• Plains

• Puebloan

• Southeastern

• Gulf

The Comanche got almost everything they needed from the __________________.

• fish

• corb

• deer

• buffalo

The Karankawa made ______________________ to help them fish.

• rafts

• ships

• dugout canoes

• sailboats

What common trait was shared by different Plains Indian cultures?

• They are preferred to live on reservations.

• They all depended on the buffalo as a food source.

• They all viewed nature as sacred.

• They all wanted to adapt to the civilization of the whites.