Spanish Exploration and Settlement Jeopardy Game
Please select a Team by picking the category that matches your birthday January-March 2.April-June 3.July-September 4.October-December
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Participant Scores 5000 Siddharth Kumar3500 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 3700 Asher Watsky Back to the Board
What was La Salle searching for when he set sail for the Gulf of Mexico in 1684? Life is $ 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 Life is $ 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… Life is $ Settlement 2.Metropolitan area 3.Suburb 4.Civilization
Which two groups of Native Texans lived in the Gulf Coast area? Life is $ 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? Life is $ 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? Like a $ , , , ,000
People of the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica studied astronomy, designed accurate calendars, and… Like a $ 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? Like a $ The warriors 2.The chief 3.The medicine man 4.The oldest female
Prehistoric Texans survived mainly by… Like a $ 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… Like a $ Treaty 2.Nomad 3.Extinction 4.Archaic Period
Contract or agreement between countries or peoples… Box of $ Extinction 2.Nomad 3.Descendant 4.Treaty
A person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home… Box of $ Late Prehistoric Period 2.Nomad 3.Treaty 4.Extinction
Period in which Native Texans first began to use the bow and arrow… Box of $ Nomad 2.Late Prehistoric Period 3.Treaty 4.Archaic Period
Period in which people began hunting smaller mammals… Box of $ Late Prehistoric Period 2.Treaty 3.Archaic Period 4.Nomad
Mesoamerican influence spread far to the north through Trade Box of $ True 2.False
Native Texans of the Gulf Coast centered their lives and cultures around the buffalo Chocolates $ True 2.False
After European settlers arrived, the population of Native Texans did not change Chocolates $ True 2.False
The Kickapoos were not recognized as a nation until 1983 because they migrate between Texas and Mexico Chocolates $ True 2.False
Which Native Texan groups no longer existed by 1890? Chocolates $ Tonkawas 2.Caddoes 3.Karankawas 4.Wichitas
Which Native Texan group’s population decreased the least from 1690 to 1890? Chocolates $ Mescalero Apaches 2.Karankawas 3.Caddoes 4.Wichitas
Which Native Texan group had the highest population in 1890? You never know $ Lipan Apaches 2.Comanches 3.Kiowas 4.Tonkawas
Which tribe lived in Teepees? You never know $ Lipan Apaches 2.Kiowas 3.Comanches 4.all of the above
Which tribe used alligator grease to defend against mosquitoes? You never know $ Karankawas 2.Comanches 3.Kiowas 4.Tonkawas
Which tribe lived in a dome-shaped house? You never know $ Comanches 2.Kiowas 3.Tonkawas 4.Caddoes
Which tribe lived in East Texas? You never know $ Jumanoes 2.Caddoes 3.Tiguas 4.Kiowas
Which tribe settled near present day Waco, Dallas, and Corsicana? What you’ll get $ Karankawas 2.Wichitas 3.Lipan Apaches 4.Tiguas
Which tribe lived in West Texas? What you’ll get $ Coahuiltecans 2.Karankawas 3.Jumanoes 4.Comanches
Which tribe lived near present day Austin? What you’ll get $ Tonkawas 2.Karankawas 3.Lipan Apaches 4.Tiguas
What does “prehistory” mean? What you’ll get $ 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? What you’ll get $ Tonkawas 2.Comanches 3.Kiowas 4.Jumanoes and Tiguas