How did the physical regions of Texas determine how the Native
Americans survived??
Map of Texas4 regions - pg. 552
Major rivers of Texas
What was the most important factor that affected Native Texans?
• Geography – Ex. Land, water, ability to hunt, etc
Similarities• All Native Texans respected the environment and protected
natural resources.
confederacy – groups within a larger association
matrilineal – tracing descendents through their mothers’ families
shaman – people believed to have the power to summon spirits and to cure; led religious ceremonies; mademedicine from plants; cared for the sick
customs – cultural ways of doing things
environment – surroundings
natural resources – vegetation, wildlife, water, minerals, and soil
adobe – bricks made by drying clay, mud, and straw in the sun
plain – wide flat area – rolling – good for planting crops
nomad – people who wander from place to place in search of food
era – a period of time as reckoned from a specific date serving as the basis of its chronological system
aquifer – An underground layer of porous rock that yields water through springs or wells
canyon - A deep narrow valley with steep sides and often a stream flowing through it
Puebloan
Southeastern
Western Gulf
Plains
Southeastern
• Caddos• Wichita
• Atakapans
Western Gulf
• Karankawa• Coahuiltecans
Plains Tribes
• Tonkawas• Apaches
• Comanches• Kiowa
• Mescalero
Pueblo
• Jumano• Conchos
• Tigua
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