Regions
How many regions are there in Texas?
Four (4)
What is another name for "Conquerors"?
Conquistadors
What is an "era"?
A period of time
Which culture is located near the Gulf of Mexico?
Gulf Culture
What are the 3 G's?
Gold, God, Glory
Which region is the closest to the Gulf of Mexico?
Coastal Plains
Who discovered the "New World" by accident?
Christopher Columbus
What does COLONIZATION mean?
To settle among and establish control over the indigenous (native) people of an area
The Apache and the Comanche both hunted buffalo and lived in tipis. What culture were they part of?
Plains Culture
Who funded Christopher Columbus's expedition to the New World in 1492?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
Which region is Amarillo in?
Great Plains
Hernan Cortes
What does the word MONARCHY refer to?
Royalty - King, Queen, etc
What did the Plains Culture mainly eat?
Buffalo
What is the name of the French explorer whose ship sank in Matagorda Bay, Texas, and his own crewmen ended up killing him?
Robert La Salle
Which region has the LEAST amount of rainfall?
Mountains and Basins
Who was lost in Texas for 8 years after his ship wrecked?
Cabeza de Vaca
What does the word indigenous mean?
Native - native to one's land
Which culture mostly lived in the Mountains and Basins?
Pueblo Culture
What is the name of the legendary city of gold?
Cibola
Which region is Fort Worth and Abilene located in?
North Central Plains
What year did Alonso Pineda map the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico?
1519
What does the word expedition mean?
A planned journey for a specific purpose, such as exploration
What was the dominant tribe that lived in the Plains Culture?
Comanches
What was the name of the "group" that the Spanish forced out of Spain? They had been fighting with them for 800 years!
Moors