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118 Texes 4-8 Social Studies ExamQuestions and Answers
Human Migration - Answer -The movement of people from one location to another.
Caddo Indians - Answer -Lived in East and Northeast Texas, in addition, Louisiana, and
portions of Southern Arkansas and Oklahoma. Most of the Caddo Indians were farmers
and lived in villages that were near flowing creeks or springs with fresh water.
Permanent homes made of wood frames and mud walls. They were sedentary settlers.
They also traded goods all over Texas, the Mississippi River valley and the
southeastern United States.
Coahuiltecans Indians - Answer -Native American people concentrated in Southern
Texas (Modern day San Antonio to Brownsville to Corpus Christi) along the coast of the
Gulf of Mexico. They consisted of several independent seasonal nomadic groups who
shared the same language and much of the same culture. The tribe included the groups
called the Cujanes, Cocos, Guapites, and Copanes. Lived in small huts made of reeds.
Karankawas Indians - Answer -Central and Gulf Region
First Native Americans to come into contact with Europeans, and thus the first to suffer.
Tonkawas Indians - Answer -1. Gulf, Central, High Plains Region
2. Hunters and gatherers
3. Lived in Huts and teepees
4. Enemies with the Comanches
Comanche Indians - Answer -1. Feared by Texans
2. North and Central Texas (Panhandle to modern day Abilene and even going as far
south as Austin).
3. Nomadic Hunters and Gatherers
4. Lived in Teepees
5. Fierce warriors, Skilled traders, Rode Horses (Tamed Wild Mustangs)
Lipians - Apache Indians - Answer -Lipan Apache Indians are Southern Athabaskan
(Apachean) Native Americans whose traditional territory included present-day Texas,
,New Mexico, Colorado and the northern Mexican states of Chihuahua, Nuevo León,
Coahuila, and Tamaulipas prior to the 17th century. Apache tribes were known as fierce
warriors and knowledgeable strategists. Buffalo Hunters who tamed Mustangs. Located
in the High Plains and Mountain-Basins region.
Jumano Indians - Answer -1. West Texas
2. Mountains and Basin region
3. Were Farmers and Hunters
4. Sedentary lifestyle
5. Built homes of Adobe
6. Grew crops near the Rio Grande River
Hopi (Pueblo) Indians, North America: Southwest, Hope, Peace - Answer -1. Migrated
from Mexico in 500 BCE
2. Populated Northeastern Arizona
3. Specialized in Agriculture (Corn)
4. Known for being peaceful individuals
5. Kept tribes intact on reservations or villages called "Pueblos."
Cherokee Indians, North America: Southeast - Answer -1. 1450
2. Southeastern United States
3. Specialized in Agriculture, Hunter and Gatherers
4. No Central Government
5. Lived in Villages or Homesteads.
6. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia: (1831) The Cherokees argued that they were a
separate nation and therefore not under Georgia's jurisdiction. The Supreme Court ruled
that Indians were not independent nations but dependent domestic nations which could
be regulated by the federal government. From then until 1871, treaties were formalities
with the terms dictated by the federal government.
Iroquois Confederacy Indians, North America: Northeast, Kidnappers - Answer -1. 1722
2. Originally were located in Upstate New York. As time went on, they migrated from
Northeastern United States to Eastern Canada
3. Horticulture, Hunter and Gatherers
4. Expanded territory through war and conquest
5. Most powerful natives in Northeast. Kidnapped young men, women and children and
raised them as Iroquois.
Mohicans Indians, North America, Northeast, Longhouses - Answer -1. 1500's
2. Location was above Hudson River
3. Specialized in Agriculture, Hunter and Gatherers.
4. Composed of five tribes in 40 villages
5. Lived in longhouses
Aztec Tribe, Central and South America - Answer -1. 1428-1521
2. Central Mexico
,3. Were connected by roads
4. Informal empire who ruled itself
5. Paid tribute to Tenochtitlan pyramid, which is now Mexico City
6. Cultivated Maize (Corn)
Mayan Tribe, Central and South America - Answer -1. Began around 2000 BCE
2. Started declining in 1000 BCE
3. Were located in Southern Mexico and Guatemala
4. Economy: Agriculture and City-centered
5. Traded with other Mesoamerican civilizations
6. Pyramids for religious ceremonies
7. Advanced writing system and Mathematics
Inca Tribe, Central and South America - Answer -1. Began in 1438
2. Started declining when Francisco Pizarro conquered the empire in 1533
3. Pacific coast of South America. Cuzco was the capital
4. Economy: Agriculture, trade, architecture, and government
5. Mathematics
6. Built roads
7. Region based on nature
8. Believed in reincarnation
Olmec Civilization (1200 - 400 BCE) - Answer -The first Mesoamerican civilization;
Invented the long-count calendar, a writing system, and are remembered for the
excellence of their stone carvings.
Teotihuacán Civilization - Answer -West of the Olmec area, was known for its
monumental pyramids, temples, and roads.
Toltec civilization (900-1100 CE) - Answer -Known for skill in metal work and pottery.
Reasons for European Exploration - Answer -1. To find new trade routes to the far east
2. To map uncharted areas
3. To find treasure
4. To set up colonies
5. Missionary Work
6. God, Glory, Gold
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca (1527) - Shipwrecked - Answer -The first European
explorer to actually search the lands of Texas looking for "Cibola," or the Seven Cities of
Gold. Although he did not find any cities of gold, Cabeza de Vaca recorded accurate
accounts of interactions with the Native Americans and mapped the geographic
characteristics of the land. He was originally part of the Narvaez expedition, which
began in 1527, but after disaster struck he found himself wandering the coastline of the
Gulf of Mexico in search of Mexico City. Throughout his travels, he lived with several
, different Native American tribes and chronicled their ways of life. He shared his writings
widely upon his return to Europe.
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda (1519) - Answer -A Spanish explorer who, in 1519, mapped
the coast of Texas as well as surrounding coastlines. His maps are the first records of
Texas history, even though there is no dependable evidence that he disembarked to
Texas shores.
Francisco Coronado (1510-1554) - Failure - Answer -Began his search for the mythical
"Seven Cities of Gold" soon after Cabeza de Vaca. Friar Marcos de Niza returned from
an expedition and reported to Coronado about a city named Cibola made completely of
gold. On February 23, 1540, Coronado set out on his expedition to find the Seven Cities
of Gold, but to no avail. However, his journey involved exploration of large areas of
modern day Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, after which time he
returned to Mexico. His expedition was considered a failure, but it paved the way for
further European influence in Texas lands.
Rene - Robert Cavalier Sieur de La Salle - French - Answer -1. Hero, Leader, Mad Man
2. Normandy, France
3. First known man to sail on the Great Lakes in a full size boat
4. Priest for 9 years
5. Was sick of the church which is why he decided to explore the New World
6. Built the Griffin Ship
7. Set up the Base, Ft. St Louis, naming it after King Louis which is why France named
Louisiana the "Louisiana Territory"
8. Founded Ft. St Louis 1685, abandoned in 1688, 3 years later due to the Karankawas
attacking the Fort, they killed all of the French citizens who were there but took their
children as captives.
9. La Salle did not mean to settle in Texas, it was by accident and only temporary, he
was looking for the mouth of the Mississippi river.
Fray Damian Massanet (Spain) Priest - Answer -1. 1683
2. Franciscan (Catholic Priest)
3. Left Barcelona Spain to serve as a Missionary in the New World
4. Spent several years building missions in Mexico
5. Accompanied General Alonso de Leon, Governor of Coahuila, to establish Spanish
presence in Texas
6. Established the first Spanish mission in East Texas 1690
7. Explored East Texas in search of trying to find Ft. St Louis, to destroy it with Domingo
Teran de los Rios (1691)
8. Went to Mexico originally first and then Texas
Jose de Escandon (Spain) Military Leader and Colonizer - Answer -1. 1700 - 1770
2. Spanish Military Leader
3. Colonizer
4. Colonial Administrator
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