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Tx exam 1
Ch 1 - Before European Contact
Term | Definition |
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Midland Minnie | "First mother of Texas" -skull & bones on Scharbauer Ranch near Midland, Tx, |
atl-atl | -a stick with a notch where the end of spear rested. -easy, efficient hunting - power and distance over longer throws of a spear |
Agricultural Revolution | food sources Corn (Maize), Beans, and Squash..domesticated tomatoes, rice, onions, and potatoes -***seeds spread*** |
American Triad / "3 sisters" | Corn (Maize), beans, squash |
Caddy Location | -oldest Native Americans in Tx Location- Northeast, TX. Spilled into Louisiana and Arkansas |
Jumano location | New Mexico, Nueva Vizcaya (Mexico), and West Texas |
Karankwa location | Gulf Coastal region (Galveston & Corpus) |
Plains Indian use of buffalo | meat clothing tepees tools & weapons, ropes and lashings from muscles, stomach for storage bags, drank the animals fat. |
Kiowa location | The Plains... BUFFALO |
Kiowa briefs | -1 God created the world and everything in it except the Kiowa tribe -Sun dance* = buffalo return -...Tai-me (small green human statue) = source of spiritual power |
Kiowa lifestyle | School for boys, Hunters and gatherers, follow buffalo, |
Karankwa briefs | ate their enemies to recieve enemies spirit, power |
Karankwa lifestyle | semi-nomadic, Cannibalistic, domesticated the dog, hunted with bows and arrows -traveled in dugout canoes |
Jumano briefs | During the harvest they would worship their spirits, sing, and dance, around big campfires. |
Jumano lifestyle | farmers, large adobe houses, strong people, painted faces, trade network with the Caddos and Pueblos. -traded buffalo for jewlry |
Caddy briefs | Strong rule by the chief called Caddi, Xinesi was priest oversaw sacred ceremonies( burning a sacred fire)..God created the world called Caddi-Ayo (leader from Above) Devil (Caddaja) Worshiped corn, Mother Earth, rain, and fire. Believed in creation. |
Caddy lifestyle | Mound builders, Farmers Sedentary, Men hunted, Women tended to the crops, traded |