Name: __________________________ Class__________ Chapter 4​
Chapter Questions and Study Guide. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS for the chapter :​
How does geography influence the way people live? Howdoes technology change the way people live? • What makes a culture unique? Lesson 1: ​
Ancient People 1. Scientist believe he first humans to arrive in the Americas crossed a land bridge between Asia and ____________________________________. 2. Define​
​
archaeologist ​
and ​
artifact ​
and use both in a sentence. 3. How did climate influence the arrival of the first humans in the Americas? 4.A(n) _______________________was most useful in hunting animals before 600AD. 5. Which new technology—the ​
bow and arrow, pottery, or agriculture​
—changed settlement patterns for early Texans? Why? 6. Suppose that you are an archaeologist who finds a rock shelter with sharp points, animal bones, and paintings on the wall of people hunting deer. Write a paragraph describing your conclusions about the people who lived in the shelter. Shade in the Native Cultures (Tribes) and label 1500 1776 Lesson 2: ​
Southeastern and Gulf Cultures 1. Explain the importance of ​
matrilineal ​
relates to the Caddo people of Texas. 2. ​
Why were shamans important to Native Americans of Texas? 3. Which group of the Southeastern and Gulf Coast cultures had the most complex society? Describe the complexities? 4.How were the ways of life of the Karankawa and Coahuiltecan similar? 5. __________________________were an important resource for the Atakapa people. 6. Each Native American group of Texas had its own __________________________. 7. After the arrival of Europeans, what happened to the Caddo and the Wichita? 8. After the arrival of Europeans, what happened to the Karankawa and Coahuiltecan? 9. In recent centuries, several Native American groups were relocated to ______________________________. 10. Which Native American group do you think had the most difficult way of life? Write a paragraph identifying the group and giving reasons to support your choice. LESSON 3 Plains and Puebloan Cultures 1.Why might peoples living in early East Texas and New Mexico have needed middlemen to conduct trade? 2. How did the ways of life of the Puebloan culture differ from that of the Plains? 3. Define ​
cacique​
and name the tribe to which it was important. 4. Why might some Tigua have left New Mexico with the Spanish after the Pueblo Revolt? 5. The main source of food for the people of the Plains was __________________. 6. The Apache were among the first Native American groups to use ____________. 7. The _____________________ supplied the Commanche with horses. 8. The Native American way of life was shattered in the 1800s with the slaughter of thousands of __________________. 9. How was what happened to the Jumano similar to what happened to the Apache? 10 How did the homes of the Puebloan and Plains peoples differ? 11. Summarize the section on the Puebloan or Plains cultures by stating the main idea of the section and providing supporting details.