TEXAS NATIVE AMERICAN TIMELINE
VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT
Match each word with its definition.
1. ___ the plants of an area or region / a. chronology2. ___ the state of being dry, lacking moisture / b. bison
3. ___ the arrangement of events in time / c. vegetation
4. ___ an extinct elephant once found throughout the Northern Hemisphere / d. fauna
5. ___ a distinct stage of development / e. occupation
6. ___ the animals of a particular region or period / f. phase
7. ___ an object produced by human workmanship, like tools and weapons, with historical or archeological interest / g. aridity
8. ___ the act or process of holding or possessing a place / h. artifact
9. ___ a hoofed animal of west North America, having a dark brown coat, a shaggy mane, and curved horns, buffalo / i. archeology
10. ___ the systematic recovery and study of material evidence, such as graves, buildings, tools, and pottery, remaining from past human life and culture / j. mammoths