2013/2014
Fall 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 River
Sabine River
Rio 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 Regions
53. Amarillo - Great Plains
54. Desert plants - Mountains & Basins
55. Most rainfall; 40-60” rain - Coastal Plains
56. Highest and driest point - Mtns & Basins
57. Region that does not border Mex. - North
Cental Plains
58. Big Bend National Park - Mtns & Basins
59. Dense forest,other trees… - Coastal Plains
Eras
60. Hunting small game - Archaic
61. Bow and Arrow - Neolithic
62. Drive game off cliffs - Paleolithic
63. Farming - Neolithic
64. Ice Age - Paleolithic
Explorer’s Vocabulary
65. The land ruled by someone appointed by a
monarch - Viceroyalty
66. A Spanish soldier - conquistador
67. Payment of food or other valuables - tribute
68. Being native to a particular area indigenous
New World / Old World
69. Cabbage - Old World
70. Cashews - New World
71. Citrus - Old World
72. Horse - Old World
73. Peaches - Old World
74. Peanuts - New World
75. Turkey - New World
76. Vanilla - New World
Geographic Regions & States
Map