2013/2014 fall final exam review
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2013/2014 Fall Final Exam Review. 1. The highest point in Texas. Guadalupe Peak. 2. The only natural lake in Texas. Caddo Lake. 3. Which rivers form borders for Texas?. Red River Sabine River Rio Grande. 4. These people survived by searching for wild plants and animals to eat. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
2013/2014Fall Final Exam Review
1. The highest point in Texas
Guadalupe Peak
2. The only natural lake in Texas
Caddo Lake
3. Which rivers form borders for Texas?
Red RiverSabine RiverRio Grande
4. These people survived by searching for wild plants and
animals to eat.
Hunter-gatherers
5. The time in Texas before the written word
Pre-history
6. Scenes of Native American life carved into rocks.
Petroglyphs
7. The initials for A.D. stand for
Ano Domini
8. Medicine men of Native American tribes were called…
Shaman
9. The main food source for the Comanche was…
Buffalo
10. The name of bricks made from drying clay is
Adobe
11. A people’s way of doing things is known as
Culture
12. These man-made objects showed how early cultures
lived
Artifacts
13. Which tribe was known as “lord of the Plains”?
Comanche
14. Which tribe was the most advanced of the Texas Indians?
Caddo
15. Which tribe was a ‘scavenger’ group and ate anything they could find?
Coahuiltecans
16. Indian tribes could communicate with each other
because they had similar
Sign language
17. This tribe used canoes because of their location near
the Gulf of Mexico.
Karankawa
18. The conquistadors from Spain brought which animal
to the New World?
horse
19. Which explorer first encountered the New World?
Christopher Columbus
20. When Tenochtitlan was destroyed, what city was built on top of the ruins?
Mexico City
21. What year did Columbus sail across the “ocean blue”?
1492
22. Which Spanish leaders defeated the Aztecs and Incas?
Cortes and Pizzaro
23. The outpost built by LaSalle in Texas was named
Fort St. Louis
24. In response to LaSalle’s activities in Texas, the Spanish
Shifted their focus to Texas
25. The Spanish soldiers who sought wealth and glory were
called
Conquistadors
26. Cabeza de Vaca reached Texas as a result of which expedition?
Narvaez
27. Columbus sailed from Spain with the goal of
reaching?
Asia
28. Alvarez de Pineda failed to find riches along the Gulf coast, but his expedition did produce
what item?
A map of the Texas coast
29. How did Fray Marcos de Niza contribute to the legend of
the Seven Cities of Gold?
He said he saw the Seven
Cities
30. How were so few Spanish able to conquer the large
population of Native Americans?
The Spanish had better weapons
and armor
31. Which explorer traveled in the Panhandle of Texas and the Grand Canyon?
Coronado
32. The first mission in Texas was
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
33. The first mission in East Texas
San Francisco de los Tejas
34. Jane Long is known as
The “Mother of Texas”
35. Mexico won its independence from Spain in
what year?
1821
36. Who did Moses Austin ask to carry out his colonization plans
when he died?
Stephen F. Austin
37. Where did Stephen F. Austin decide to establish his colony?
Between the Brazos and the Colorado Rivers
38. Many Anglo Americans settled in Texas because they
wanted what?
Good farmland at low prices
39. What hardships occurred while Stephen F. Austin was away
from his colony?
Drought, Indian raids, and
disagreements over land
40. What was the advertised price for Austin’s colony in Texas?
12.5¢ per acre
41. The wealthiest of Stephen F. Austin’s colonists
Jared Groce
42. When Moses Austin first went to see Governor
Martinez in 1820 about colonization, what was
Martinez’ initial reaction?
Austin’s plans were refused
43. The first cities were built near what natural landforms?
Rivers
44. Ancient hunters came across what landform?
The Bering Strait
45. What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims came over
on?
The Mayflower
46. What did the Pilgrims call their new colony?
Plymouth
47. What ocean did the Pilgrims cross to get to America from
England?
The Atlantic Ocean
48. William Penn was part of a religious group called
Quakers
49. Before the French and Indian War, _________ owned
the 13 American colonies and the northern part of Canada.
England
50. Why did most people move to Pennsylvania?
Good farmland, good climate, and religious
freedom
51. The Townshend Acts were repealed except the tax on
Tea
52. The colonists fought against the ___________ army in the American Revolution.
British
Geographic Regions53. Amarillo - Great Plains54. Desert plants - Mountains & Basins55. Most rainfall; 40-60” rain - Coastal
Plains56. Highest and driest point - Mtns &
Basins57. Region that does not border Mex. -
North Cental Plains58. Big Bend National Park - Mtns &
Basins59. Dense forest,other trees… - Coastal
Plains
Eras
60. Hunting small game - Archaic61. Bow and Arrow - Neolithic62. Drive game off cliffs - Paleolithic63. Farming - Neolithic64. Ice Age - Paleolithic
Explorer’s Vocabulary
65. The land ruled by someone appointed by a monarch - Viceroyalty
66. A Spanish soldier - conquistador67. Payment of food or other valuables
- tribute68. Being native to a particular area -
indigenous
New World / Old World69. Cabbage - Old World70. Cashews - New World71. Citrus - Old World72. Horse - Old World73. Peaches - Old World74. Peanuts - New World75. Turkey - New World76. Vanilla - New World
Geographic Regions & States Map