The Explorers
I began the era of Exploration.
Christopher Columbus
The three reasons the Spanish were in Texas.
God, Gold and Glory
Native Americans that move around.
nomadic
This CULTURE included the Apache and the Comanche, who were excellent horsemen, were nomadic because they hunted the buffalo, and were very feared by early settlers.
The Plains Culture
I destroyed the Aztec empire.
I am Cortes
Pineda makes the first of this.
a Map
Which tribes belong to the Gulf culture
atakapan, karnkawa, and coahuiltcan
Which region does the city of El paso belong to?
Mountain and basin
I was shipwrecked by a storm and then wandered Texas with Native Americans for 8 years.
Who is Cabeza de Vaca?
The only French explorer to come to Texas.
La Salle
Which tribes belong to the plains culture
Apache, Kiowa, Wichita, & Comanche
This natural region of Texas is the MOST HUMID of all the regions.
The Coastal Plains
I went looking for gold, found none, but discovered the Grand Canyon and Palo Duro Canyon.
I am Coronado
The main reason the Spanish defeat the Native Americans so easily.
weapons
Tribes of the Southeast Culture?
Caddo, and Tonkawa
This region gets the least amount of rainfall
What is the mountains and basins ?
I am the first Spanish explorer to reach what is today Texas and mapped it shore line in 1519.
De Pineda
A building material used by Mountains and Basis Native Americans?
Adobe
What did the Comanche Indians in northwest Texas have in common with the Jumanos Indians of Southwest Texas?
They hunted buffalo (Bison)
What does the city of Houston and Dallas have in common?
Both are large metropolitan cities