Ch 4 Natives People Pretest

Texas is a large area with varied landforms and climate zones. Each of Texas's regions has its own plant and animal resources. Native Americans used the plant and animal resources available to them in the region in which they lived. Thus, their way of life differed -From Texas History Which sentence best SUMMARIZES the main idea of this excerpt?

• Native Americans lived in different regions throughout the vast and varied lands of Texas

• Native Americans taught younger generations how to survive using plant and animal resources available to them.

• Native American cultures differed because the geography of Texas and the resources available to early people differed.

Unlike the peoples of the Plains culture who built portable homes called tepees, the people of the Pueblaon culture built permanent homes made from:

• Adobe

• Wood

• Bison Hides

• Mud

What 3 new technologies improved the natives way of life?

• Atlatl, Glass Beads, Pottery

• pottery, bows and arrows, agriculture

• Atlatl, Agriculture, Canoes

• Fire, AI, Agriculture

The areas that are now West Texas and Southwest Texas were home to peoples of the Puebloan culture. The Puebloan culture was marked by settled village life with homes made of adobe, a mix of sun-dried earth and straw. Trees were scarce in the dry southwestern area where these peoples lived. making it difficult to build homes out of wood. How ever, since there was little rain, the homes lasted many years. - Texas History What does this excerpt say about the Puebloan Culture?

• People of the Puebloan culture lived in adobe houses because wood was scarce

• People of the Puebloan culture lived in nomadic tents

• They were scattered through out Texas

Many 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 of Texas?

• Some lived with under the ocean

• Some lived by pairs

• Some settled in villages while others were nomadic

• Some lived in bands while others were in isolation

Archaeologists used artifacts to figure out where people came from and moved to. They have seen similarities between stone tools and used in Asia and in the Americas in ancient times. They have also found physical similarities between some Asian peoples and native Americans, The evidence points to Asia as the original home of the first Americans. - Texas History According to the excerpt, what do artifacts discovered by archaeologists suggest?

• Some natives initially came from Asia

• Some came from Oklahoma

• Most natives never left the area they were born

• Some natives left behind stone tools

Most Native American groups believed that spirits caused natural events such as rain, fire, the change of seasons, and the flow of water in streams and rivers. According to Native American beliefs, these spirit beings walked Earth and interacted with human beings. Sometimes they helped people, but they were also known to cause harm. -Texas History According to the excerpt, what did Native Americans believe about the nature of spirits?

• Some of the spirits were not them when they were hungry

• They were not always kind

• Some spirits threw huge parties

• The spirits were always generous

The Early People of Texas believed that animals, plants and humans once shared a common language and understood one another. People were connected to the Earth. in a special relationship. Each group hd a CREATION STORY, or explanation of how the Earth and people were created. For example, the Atakapa believed that man came from an oyster shell. -Texas History What are Native American creation stories?

• Tales of great adventure and treasure

• Stories explaining their language

• Stories about how Earth and people came to be

• Myths with provide important life lessons

It is believed that the first people reached Texas around 11,000 BC. A recent find at a site at Buttermilk Creek in Central Texas near Austin could push that date back an additional 2500 years. While scientists don't know the exact date, they have still learned a lot about how these early people lived. - Natural Texas and Its History What do recent finds at Buttermilk Creek suggest?

• People didn't reach Texas until 200 BC

• The earliest natives practiced farming

• The Europeans arrived 2500 years later than we thought

• The earliest Texans arrived around 2500 years earlier than originally thought

It is believed that the first people reached Texas around 11,000 BC. A recent find at a site at Buttermilk Creek in Central Texas near Austin could push that date back an additional 2500 years. While scientists don't know the exact date, they have still learned a lot about how these early people lived. The natives who lived here in Texas in prehistoric times until the arrival of the Europeans in 1528 lived in a historical era called Natural Texas and Its People. Why does the Era called Natural Texas and Its People come to an end?

• the discovery of the new world and the beginning of exploration

• Smallpox destroys the native populations

• The advancement of technology and the spread of the Comanche

• Texas loses its natural beauty with man made structures