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25 Cards in this Set
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Midland Mini and Leanderthal Lady are examples of
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Ancient human remains found in Texas
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The Karankawa built portable houses called wigwams because
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they were nomads, or people who moved from place to place.
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How do many archaelogists believe the first Americans, or Paleo-Indians, arrived in North America?
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By crossing a land bridge between Asia and North America.
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Because of the Gulf Coast's hot summers and mild winters
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the Karankawa wore little to no clothing.
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How did the Pueblo houses differ from the dwellings built by nomads?
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They were permanent; the nomads' houses were not.
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Most explorers were searching for the three Gs. What were they?
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God, Glory, Gold.
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What accomplishment is Alonso Alvarez de Pineda credited with?
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Creating a map of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
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The Spanish legend of the Seven Citites of Gold led to...
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-1st European sighting of Grand Canyon.
-"Death" of Esteban -The exploration of the Panhandle. |
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What did Fray Marcos mistakenly assume when he saw Cibola?
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The gleaming buildings were made of gold.
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Why were the Zuni Indians easily defeated?
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They were over come by the Spaniards' superior wapons.
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The earliest prehistoric period
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Paleo-Indian
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This period began around 700 AD when Native Americans started using the land to greater advantage
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Archaic
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What was the most important crop in Mesoamerica?
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Corn
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Prehistoric Texans survived mainly by
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hunting wild animals
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How did people on the Plains hunt buffalo before they had horses?
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They ran them off cliffs.
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People of the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica studied astronomy, designed acurate calendars, and-
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developed a sophisticated number system.
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The evolution of agriculture made it possible for early people to-
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remain in one place
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If a tribe lived on the Plains, you could predict that they-
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-hunted buffalo
-were nomadic -wore clothing made of animal skins. |
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La Salle claimed Louisiana for-
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France
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What was La Salle searching for?
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The mouth of the Mississippi River.
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Cabeza de Vaca was a 16th century explorer who
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wrote an account of his life with the Native Americans
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Christopher Columbus believed that
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-The earch was round.
-He could reach Asia by sailin west from Europe. -He had landed in the Indies. |
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Cortes gained control of Mexico by
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defeating the Aztecs in battle.
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Governor of a colony who rules in place of the King of Spain.
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Viceroy
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A pirate, especially one who preyed on ships during the 1600s.
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Buccaneer
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