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KEY Regulars Natives Review sheet:
Define or identify the following words:
1. Culture: the way people express and conduct themselves
2. Atapaskan: language spoken by Apaches
3. Shaman: person who leads religious ceremonies
4. Archaeologists: one who studies evidence of past human activities
5. Artifact: object made or altered by humans
6. Trotline: long fishing line with several baited hooks
7. Atatl: notched throwing stick used to hurl a spear
8. Adobe: building material made of sun-dried bricks
9. Tepee: dwelling made of tanned hides and poles that can be moved
10. Matrilineal: people who trace their descent from their mothers
Be able to answer the following questions:
11. Was the Coahuiltecan an advanced tribe or not? Not advanced
12. What did the Natives that lived along the coast do for food since the land was not good for farming? Gulf People hunted and foraged and fished for food
13. How did the Caddo get their food? Farmers and hunters
14. What did the Caddo build in their villages? Mounds
15. What 2 foods could be made out of buffalo meat? Jerky & pemmican
16. Who used the dugout canoe the most? Karankawa
17. Which tribe had distinctive stripped tattoos but were peaceful traders? Jumano
18. How did the Jumano get their food? Mainly Farming and traveled to hunt
19. Name the 4 Plains Indians tribes. Apaches, Tonkawa, Kiowa & Comanche
20. What did the Coahuiltecan eat when food was scarce? Ants & insects
21. Where did the Plains Indians live? NW area of Texas
22. What did the Apache’s do to their body that was so unique? (hint on their face) plucked out eyebrows
23. Describe some distinctive traits of the Jumanos. Striped facial tattoos, long braids for women, short hair w/ one long lock tied with a colorful feather for men
24. What did the Plains Indians use horses for? Hunting and attacking enemies
25. How did people migrate to the Americas? Over a land bridge between Asia and Alaska
26. Describe the Archaic Age. People hunted small game, gathered some food and used tools to prepare food
27. What advantage did Humans have over animals? Humans had weapons
28. What did the Karankawa eat? Mostly fish and sea life
29. Why did the people migrate from Asia to America? Following herds of animals
30. Where did the Karankawa live? Along the coast
31. What were the 2 things the Comanche did all the time? Hunting and making war on other tribes
32. Why did adobe houses last so long? The climate was very dry
33. How did the people in Texas obtain food in the early years? Hunting big game
STUDY THE MAP OF THE INDIANS AND KNOW WHERE THEY LIVED, INCLUDING THE REGIONS OF TEXAS