Spanish Exploration and Settlement Jeopardy Game

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Participant Scores5000 Siddharth Kumar 3500 Kevin Hsieh

4800 Chris Neve

4700 Monique Borses

4600 Im Lee

4600 Joseph McColgan

4500 Luis Valencia

4200 John Carey

4100 Kelsey Braxton

4100 Alex Valdez

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What was La Salle searching for when he set sail for the Gulf of

Mexico in 1684?

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1. The mouth of the Mississippi river

2. An existing colony

3. The Seven Cities of Cibola

4. A water route around Central America

Columbus journeyed across the Atlantic in

1492 to

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1. Calculate the effect of the trade winds

2. Find a faster trade route to Asia

3. Calculate the effect of the trade winds

4. discover the Americas

A culture with a complex social structure is

known as a…

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1. Settlement

2. Metropolitan area

3. Suburb

4. Civilization

Which two groups of Native Texans lived in

the Gulf Coast area?

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1. Alabama-Coushattas and Wichitas

2. Tonkawas and Kickapoos

3. Caddoes and Atakapans 4. Karankawas and

Coahuiltecans

How did Native Americans hunt buffalo before they had horses?

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1. They ran the buffalo over cliffs or into streams to kill them

2. They trained dogs to attack buffalo and bring them down.

3. They hid in the brush and shot the buffalo when the animals passed by.

4. They surrounded the herd and killed the buffalo with rocks.

What is the population of Native Texans today?

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221. 150,000

2. 125,000

3. 200,000

4. 175,000

People of the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica studied astronomy, designed

accurate calendars, and…

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221. Developed a

sophisticated number system.

2. Designed a new type of canoe.

3. Built the city of Tenochtitlan.

4. Wrote plays and novels.

Who controlled the family unit in East Texas Caddoan societies?

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1. The warriors

2. The chief

3. The medicine man

4. The oldest female

Prehistoric Texans survived mainly by…

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221. Traveling along rivers

2. Hunting wild animals

3. Growing fruits and vegetables.

4. Living far from their enemies

State or condition of no longer

existing…

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1. Treaty

2. Nomad

3. Extinction

4. Archaic Period

Contract or agreement between countries or

peoples…

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1. Extinction

2. Nomad

3. Descendant

4. Treaty

A person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home…

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1. Late Prehistoric Period

2. Nomad

3. Treaty

4. Extinction

Period in which Native Texans first began

to use the bow and arrow…

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1. Nomad2. Late Prehistoric

Period 3. Treaty4. Archaic Period

Period in which people began hunting

smaller mammals…

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221. Late Prehistoric

Period

2. Treaty

3. Archaic Period

4. Nomad

Mesoamerican influence spread far to the

north through Trade.

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221. True

2. False

Native Texans of the Gulf Coast centered their lives and cultures around the buffalo.

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2. False

After European settlers arrived, the population of Native Texans did not

change.

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221. True

2. False

The Kickapoos were not recognized as a nation until 1983 because they migrate

between Texas and Mexico.

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2. False

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Which Native Texan groups no longer

existed by 1890?

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1. Tonkawas

2. Caddoes

3. Karankawas

4. Wichitas

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Which Native Texan group’s population

decreased the least from 1690 to 1890?

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1. Mescalero Apaches

2. Karankawas

3. Caddoes

4. Wichitas

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Which Native Texan group had the highest

population in 1890?

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1. Lipan Apaches

2. Comanches

3. Kiowas

4. Tonkawas

Which tribe lived in Teepees?

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1. Lipan Apaches

2. Kiowas

3. Comanches

4. all of the above

Which tribe used alligator grease to defend

against mosquitoes?

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221. Karankawas

2. Comanches

3. Kiowas

4. Tonkawas

Which tribe lived in a dome-shaped house?

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1. Comanches

2. Kiowas

3. Tonkawas

4. Caddoes

Which tribe lived in East Texas?

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221. Jumanoes

2. Caddoes

3. Tiguas

4. Kiowas

Which tribe settled near present day Waco,

Dallas, and Corsicana?

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1. Karankawas

2. Wichitas

3. Lipan Apaches

4. Tiguas

Which tribe lived in West Texas?

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1. Coahuiltecans

2. Karankawas

3. Jumanoes

4. Comanches

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Which tribe lived near present day Austin?

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1. Tonkawas

2. Karankawas

3. Lipan Apaches

4. Tiguas

What does “prehistory” mean?

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1. The class before Mr. Williams class

2. The way a society is organized

3. State or condition of no longer existing

4. Before written history

Which tribe had “adobe” houses?

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1. Tonkawas

2. Comanches

3. Kiowas

4. Jumanoes and Tiguas