Oklahoma Geography
This major river forms much of Oklahoma’s southern border.
Red River
This group of pre-historic natives hunted large animals for survival.
Big Game Hunters
This crop was incredibly important to early native american groups.
What is corn?
This European country explored Oklahoma in search of gold.
What is Spain?
This 1803 event made U.S. exploration of Oklahoma possible.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This highway runs North to South through Oklahoma City.
I-35
This group was nomadic and moved throughout Oklahoma hunting small animals and gathering nuts and berries for food.
What are the foragers?
This tribe migrated into Oklahoma due to the Spanish and became militarily powerful in Oklahoma due to their prowess on a horse.
What are the Comanche?
This Spanish explorer searched for the Seven Cities of Gold.
Who is Francisco Vázquez de Coronado?
These explorers were sent to explore lands west of the Mississippi River and are perhaps the most famous American explorers of all time.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
These mountains are in Southwestern Oklahoma and are some of the oldest mountains in the United States.
Ouachita Mountains
This type of shelter was commonly used by nomadic Plains tribes during their winter hunts.
What is a tipi?
What gender roles did early native american groups have?
Women = in charge of property and agriculture
Men = warriors and chiefs of the clan
The French explored Oklahoma mainly for this economic activity.
What is the fur trade?
How did Stephen Long characterize Oklahoma in his report?
Called it deserted and a wasteland.
Oklahoma has more of these than almost any other state.
Man-made lakes
This weapon was an early precursor to the bow and arrow. It allowed people to throw a spear faster, further, and more accurately.
What is an atlatl?
Name three of the four tribes native to Oklahoma.
Wichita, Caddo, Comanche, Osage
French explorers generally had this type of relationship with Native Americans.
What is cooperative/friendly trading relationships?
George Sibley was sent into Oklahoma to discover what in the northern parts of Oklahoma?
What are the Great Salt Plains?
What are the top 5 most populous cities in Oklahoma?
OKC, Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Norman, Edmond
How did pre-historic native american groups seem to change over time?
Became more permanent
Switched to agriculture
Developed long distance trade
This powerful tribe controlled northern Oklahoma and dominated the fur trade.
What are the Osage?
This French explorer traveled up and down the Mississippi River, claiming the entire river basin for France, calling it Louisiana.
Who is Sieur De La Salle?
Following American explorers like Long, Oklahoma was given this nickname.
What is the Great American Desert?