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The Karankawans used what kind of animal fat to repel insects?
Alligator
What do we call tools, weapons, and other human-made objects?
Artifacts
The women wore skirts of grass or deerskin, the men wore little clothing; how were the hairstyles of men and women?
Long, hanging down to the waist
Felling ill and dying at an alarming rate, the Karankawas, like other Texas Indian communities, had never been exposed to what?
European diseases
What did the Karankawas not require much of because the Gulf Coast experiences scorching summers and pleasant winters?
Clothing
What was the Spanish term for the gatherings of Coahuiltecan groups that would celebrate all night long with food and dancing?
Mitotes
What do historians name the shorter periods of the past?
Eras
What is another name for the first Americans?
Paleo-Indians
Which historical period describes a period when Texas' economy was centered on farming and ranching?
Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads
Archaeologists have discovered artifacts made long before the Clovis culture emerged at the Buttermilk Creek site. What was the estimated age of the artifacts discovered here?
15,500
Since multiple groups in Texas shared a common area, they were likely to develop specific characteristics in common. What's the name of this?
Culture traits
What were the Karankawas known for?
Height
A few Coahuiltecans joined other Indian groups.When did many Coahuiltecans give up their native ways of life and begin residing with the Spanish?
1800
What ability was not invented until long after the first Texans lived?
Writing
Which profession focuses on the artifacts left by people from the past?
Archaeologist
A wigwam could house how many people?
Seven or Eight
What is the name of an artifact-rich, valuable site located just west of Georgetown?
Gault site
The history of Texas is lengthy; more than how many years?
12,000
What was it that each Karankawa child received two of, one of which only close relatives knew about, and which, according to the Karankawas, contained magic that protected children from harm?
Names
What was the term used to describe people who moved from place to place?
Nomads
What was the name given to people who hunted wild animals and collected plants for food?
Hunter-gatherers
What does "Paleo" mean?
Old” or “Ancient
For the spring and summer, the Karankawans have set aside sites for camping. Where did the Karankawans live when deer and bison herds were more common?
Inland
What is the name given to bands that shared customs and lived in the same area?
Culture groups
Which culture, which first arose in North America between 11,000 and 12,000 years ago, has items at the Gault site?
Clovis
Over time, many of the animals that early humans hunted—such as enormous bison and mammoths—became what?
Extinct
What was the name of the portable structures made of bent poles covered with reed mats and animal skins?
Wigwams
When Mexico gained independence from Spain, what era did it start?
Mexican National Period
This area contained hundreds of fossils that have taught researchers about the kinds of animals that prehistoric people hunted. What's this place called?
Lubbock Lake
These people resided in northern Mexico and far southern Texas, where cultivation was not feasible due to the arid climate. What is the name given by historians to the people who lived in the Southwest?
Coahuiltecans
When no written records of people's lives remained, what do we name that period of time?
Prehistory
Instead of being a single, cohesive tribe, the Coahuiltecans were made up of numerous groups that just so happened to reside close to one another. What were they all?
Independent
What is the name of the location near Salado, close to Gault, where archaeologists have discovered even older artifacts?
Buttermilk Creek
Who were the hunter-gatherers who inhabited the region south of Corpus Christi Bay and close to modern-day Galveston?
Karankawans
Which profession is interested in learning about people's lives and relationships, both now and in the past?
Anthropologists
The Karankawans have designated camping areas for the fall and winter. Where did the Karankawans reside along when there were plenty of fish?
Gulf Coast
Although stone hammers and knives were among the few tools the Coahuiltecans produced, according to several archaeologists, what did they employ for hunting?
Bows and Arrows
Whose entrance altered the Coahuiltecans' way of life?
Europeans
People who study the past are known as what?
Historians
When was it established that there were no more Karankawas?
mid-1800s