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Tx exam 1
Ch 1 - Before European Contact
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Midland Minnie | "First mother of Texas" -skull & bones on Scharbauer Ranch near Midland, Tx, |
| atl-atl | -a stick with a notch where the end of spear rested. -easy, efficient hunting - power and distance over longer throws of a spear |
| Agricultural Revolution | food sources Corn (Maize), Beans, and Squash..domesticated tomatoes, rice, onions, and potatoes -***seeds spread*** |
| American Triad / "3 sisters" | Corn (Maize), beans, squash |
| Caddy Location | -oldest Native Americans in Tx Location- Northeast, TX. Spilled into Louisiana and Arkansas |
| Jumano location | New Mexico, Nueva Vizcaya (Mexico), and West Texas |
| Karankwa location | Gulf Coastal region (Galveston & Corpus) |
| Plains Indian use of buffalo | meat clothing tepees tools & weapons, ropes and lashings from muscles, stomach for storage bags, drank the animals fat. |
| Kiowa location | The Plains... BUFFALO |
| Kiowa briefs | -1 God created the world and everything in it except the Kiowa tribe -Sun dance* = buffalo return -...Tai-me (small green human statue) = source of spiritual power |
| Kiowa lifestyle | School for boys, Hunters and gatherers, follow buffalo, |
| Karankwa briefs | ate their enemies to recieve enemies spirit, power |
| Karankwa lifestyle | semi-nomadic, Cannibalistic, domesticated the dog, hunted with bows and arrows -traveled in dugout canoes |
| Jumano briefs | During the harvest they would worship their spirits, sing, and dance, around big campfires. |
| Jumano lifestyle | farmers, large adobe houses, strong people, painted faces, trade network with the Caddos and Pueblos. -traded buffalo for jewlry |
| Caddy briefs | Strong rule by the chief called Caddi, Xinesi was priest oversaw sacred ceremonies( burning a sacred fire)..God created the world called Caddi-Ayo (leader from Above) Devil (Caddaja) Worshiped corn, Mother Earth, rain, and fire. Believed in creation. |
| Caddy lifestyle | Mound builders, Farmers Sedentary, Men hunted, Women tended to the crops, traded |