Largest region of Texas

Farming and ranching dominate the region Northern Border is the Red River Includes the cities of Denton, Fort Worth, San Angelo

Region is made up of large stretches of flat, rolling land Region is a dry area with few trees Includes the cities of Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland

Farming and ranching dominate the region

Westernmost part of Texas Southern and western border is the Rio Grande Includes El Paso and Big Bend National Park

Region is made up of large stretches of flat, rolling land

By 1500, there was as many as 250,000 people Corn was the most important part of their diet Had a big trade network

Men were called 'raccoon eyes' because of their tattoos Lived in the North Central Plains Traded stolen goods with the Caddos

Westernmost part of Texas

Lived in pueblos One of the first Texas Indians to have horses Apaches drove them to the Rio Grande

By 1500, there was as many as 250,000 people

Oldest group of American Indians living in Texas today Adopted many Spanish ways Lived in present day El Paso

Lived in hundreds of independent bands Made the most of what they had Plants made up a large part of their diet

Men were called 'raccoon eyes' because of their tattoos

Survived by fishing and hunting in the Coastal Plains Used canoes Practiced ceremonial cannibalism

Came from present day Canada Fierce, skilled fighters Fought Comanche for dominance

Lived in pueblos

Most effective hunters, traders, warriors and diplomats Way of life depended on buffalo Most skilled horsemen

Oldest group of American Indians living in Texas today

Lived in hundreds of independent bands

Survived by fishing and hunting in the Coastal Plains

someone who moves from place to place

Came from present day Canada

adobe

Most effective hunters, traders, warriors and diplomats

a period of time with distinct political, economic, social characteristics

someone who moves from place to place

sun-dried bricks made from a mixture of mud with a small amount of straw or grass

a period of time with distinct political, economic, social characteristics

living or growing naturally in a particular place

the process of growing plants and raising animals for food

A Spanish explorer who searched for wealth in the Americas

First known European to explore and map the Texas coastline in 1519

Spanish explorer who ended up shipwrecked near Galveston

French explorer who set out to build a fort and colony where the Mississippi River met the Gulf of Mexico