Guided Reading Activity - Mr. Bailey's Texas History Site

[Pages:2]NAME

DATE

CLASS

Guided Reading Activity

The Early People of Texas

Lesson 2 Southeastern and Gulf Cultures

Essential Questions: How does geography influence the way people live? What makes a culture unique?

Directions: Read the section, and complete the sentences below. Use your

text to help you fill in the blanks.

Native American Cultures

Native Americans lived in Texas for thousands of years before the

came. The early people of Texas lived in small groups

called

. Although there were many different groups,

they were

in the way they shared responsibility for

decision making and in their spiritual beliefs. Native American groups

thought that

were responsible for natural events and

the seasons. They also believed these

interacted with

humans. Each group had a

who was considered a

healer and

. They told

to explain

how the Earth and everything in it began.

Native American groups each had their own way of life, or

. These different bands of people had contact with each

other; some were

, but some were

.

Their communities were also different. Some lived in

communities, while others moved frequently.

The

of Texas also affected the Native Americans and

their way of life. Texas is a large state with different

,

each with different landforms and climate. Because the plant and animal

were different, the

of these groups

were different.

1

Copyright ? McGraw-Hill Education.

NAME

DATE

CLASS

Guided Reading Activity cont.

The Early People of Texas

Peoples of the Southeastern and Gulf Coast

Several groups lived in

and along the

. The Caddo were a

of more than

twenty groups. Families traced ancestry through a person's

, making it a matrilineal society. They had a complex

social system based on

, or rank. The Caddo were a

settled agricultural community that grew

as their chief

crop. They also grew beans and

, and hunted deer, bear,

and

. The Caddo were part of a large

network and were known for their

.

The Karankawa lived along the

of Texas. Unlike the

Caddo, these people did not live in one place but were

,

often traveling by water in a

that was large enough to

hold an entire family. Families traveled together in small bands led by a

. Bands could communicate over distances using

. It was the Karankawa who first came in contact with

the

.

In dry South Texas lived the

. Because of the harsh

climate and the struggle for food, they rarely spent more than a few weeks

in one area. The

lived in the bayous, or swampy areas,

of Texas and nearby Louisiana. And in the 1700s, the

arrived and settled in northern Texas.

Copyright ? McGraw-Hill Education.

2

 ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download