2013/2014Fall Final Exam Review

1. The highest point in Texas

Guadalupe Peak

2. The only natural lake in Texas

Caddo Lake

3. Which rivers form borders for Texas?

Red RiverSabine RiverRio Grande

4. These people survived by searching for wild plants and

animals to eat.

Hunter-gatherers

5. The time in Texas before the written word

Pre-history

6. Scenes of Native American life carved into rocks.

Petroglyphs

7. The initials for A.D. stand for

Ano Domini

8. Medicine men of Native American tribes were called…

Shaman

9. The main food source for the Comanche was…

Buffalo

10. The name of bricks made from drying clay is

Adobe

11. A people’s way of doing things is known as

Culture

12. These man-made objects showed how early cultures

lived

Artifacts

13. Which tribe was known as “lord of the Plains”?

Comanche

14. Which tribe was the most advanced of the Texas Indians?

Caddo

15. Which tribe was a ‘scavenger’ group and ate anything they could find?

Coahuiltecans

16. Indian tribes could communicate with each other

because they had similar

Sign language

17. This tribe used canoes because of their location near

the Gulf of Mexico.

Karankawa

18. The conquistadors from Spain brought which animal

to the New World?

horse

19. Which explorer first encountered the New World?

Christopher Columbus

20. When Tenochtitlan was destroyed, what city was built on top of the ruins?

Mexico City

21. What year did Columbus sail across the “ocean blue”?

1492

22. Which Spanish leaders defeated the Aztecs and Incas?

Cortes and Pizzaro

23. The outpost built by LaSalle in Texas was named

Fort St. Louis

24. In response to LaSalle’s activities in Texas, the Spanish

Shifted their focus to Texas

25. The Spanish soldiers who sought wealth and glory were

called

Conquistadors

26. Cabeza de Vaca reached Texas as a result of which expedition?

Narvaez

27. Columbus sailed from Spain with the goal of

reaching?

Asia

28. Alvarez de Pineda failed to find riches along the Gulf coast, but his expedition did produce

what item?

A map of the Texas coast

29. How did Fray Marcos de Niza contribute to the legend of

the Seven Cities of Gold?

He said he saw the Seven

Cities

30. How were so few Spanish able to conquer the large

population of Native Americans?

The Spanish had better weapons

and armor

31. Which explorer traveled in the Panhandle of Texas and the Grand Canyon?

Coronado

32. The first mission in Texas was

Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

33. The first mission in East Texas

San Francisco de los Tejas

34. Jane Long is known as

The “Mother of Texas”

35. Mexico won its independence from Spain in

what year?

1821

36. Who did Moses Austin ask to carry out his colonization plans

when he died?

Stephen F. Austin

37. Where did Stephen F. Austin decide to establish his colony?

Between the Brazos and the Colorado Rivers

38. Many Anglo Americans settled in Texas because they

wanted what?

Good farmland at low prices

39. What hardships occurred while Stephen F. Austin was away

from his colony?

Drought, Indian raids, and

disagreements over land

40. What was the advertised price for Austin’s colony in Texas?

12.5¢ per acre

41. The wealthiest of Stephen F. Austin’s colonists

Jared Groce

42. When Moses Austin first went to see Governor

Martinez in 1820 about colonization, what was

Martinez’ initial reaction?

Austin’s plans were refused

43. The first cities were built near what natural landforms?

Rivers

44. Ancient hunters came across what landform?

The Bering Strait

45. What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims came over

on?

The Mayflower

46. What did the Pilgrims call their new colony?

Plymouth

47. What ocean did the Pilgrims cross to get to America from

England?

The Atlantic Ocean

48. William Penn was part of a religious group called

Quakers

49. Before the French and Indian War, _________ owned

the 13 American colonies and the northern part of Canada.

England

50. Why did most people move to Pennsylvania?

Good farmland, good climate, and religious

freedom

51. The Townshend Acts were repealed except the tax on

Tea

52. The colonists fought against the ___________ army in the American Revolution.

British

Geographic Regions53. Amarillo - Great Plains54. Desert plants - Mountains & Basins55. Most rainfall; 40-60” rain - Coastal

Plains56. Highest and driest point - Mtns &

Basins57. Region that does not border Mex. -

North Cental Plains58. Big Bend National Park - Mtns &

Basins59. Dense forest,other trees… - Coastal

Plains

Eras

60. Hunting small game - Archaic61. Bow and Arrow - Neolithic62. Drive game off cliffs - Paleolithic63. Farming - Neolithic64. Ice Age - Paleolithic

Explorer’s Vocabulary

65. The land ruled by someone appointed by a monarch - Viceroyalty

66. A Spanish soldier - conquistador67. Payment of food or other valuables

- tribute68. Being native to a particular area -

indigenous

New World / Old World69. Cabbage - Old World70. Cashews - New World71. Citrus - Old World72. Horse - Old World73. Peaches - Old World74. Peanuts - New World75. Turkey - New World76. Vanilla - New World

Geographic Regions & States Map