2025 UIL SS Part 1

When did the exploration of Texas by Europeans begin?

• 1519

• 1600

• 1400

• 1700

What was the primary reason some explorers came to Texas?

• To find a water route to the Pacific

• To establish trade routes

• To build settlements

• To escape harsh winters

During which period did Native Americans in Texas primarily hunt large animals using spears?

• Paleolithic migration

• Archaic Era

• Late Prehistoric

• Colonial Period

What tool did Native Americans develop during the Archaic Era to improve hunting?

• Atlatl

• Bow and arrow

• Fishing net

• Traps

Which era saw the formation of settlements by tribes in eastern and western Texas?

• Late Prehistoric

• Paleolithic migration

• Archaic Era

• Colonial Period

Which tribe was known for living in permanent villages of dome-shaped houses and trading with people from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast?

• Atakapan

• Wichita

• Caddo

• Apache

What did the word "tay-yas" used by the Caddo tribe mean?

• Enemy

• Friend

• Warrior

• Hunter

Which tribe lived primarily along the southeast Texas coast in semipermanent settlements?

• Tonkawas

• Atakapan

• Comanche

• Wichita

The Wichita tribe followed which animal in the fall of the year?

• Deer

• Buffalo

• Horses

• Bears

Which tribe was known for being fierce fighters and had a name meaning "enemy" in Zuni?

• Apache

• Comanche

• Tonkawas

• Caddo