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1,1 Asia Thousands of years ago, a bridge of dry land allowed people to travel between ______ and North America.

1,2 Archaeologists Scientists who find and study things such as weapons and jewelry left by people long ago are called -.

1,3 Caddos Which Native American tribe kept the soil healthy by planting in a different field each growing season?

1,4 buffalo What resource did Native Americans living in the High Plains and Central Plains depend on to survive?

2,1 adobe What building material did Pueblo Indians make from straw mixed with mud?

2,2 They provide clues about a people’s way of life in the past How do artifacts help archaeologists?

2,3 It helped them hunt. How did an atlatl help early people in Texas adapt to their environment?

2,4 There was plenty of water, and the soil was fertile. Why were the first farms in Texas located on the Gulf Coastal Plains?

3,1 A group of people who speak the same language and have the same leader. What is a tribe?

3,2 Olmecs What is the earliest known civilization in the Americas?

3,3 It is based on a 365-day year How is the Mayan calendar similar to today’s calendar?

3,4 Housing that is easy to move and tools for hunting and fishing. What would you find in a nomad’s camp?

4,1 Horses were brought by Spanish explorers. How did horses come to Texas?

4,2 adapt As people moved throughout North America, they learned to ______ to new environments.

4,3 civilization A __________ has a well-organized government and has developed a culture.

4,4 traded The Caddos _______ their crafts and food for items they could not find where they lived.

5,1 Buffalo The Native Americans who lived on the Central and High Plains hunted _______ which met most of their needs.

5,2 irrigation Because they could not depend on rain, they Pueblos used ________ to water their crops.

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