INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

COASTAL PLAINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which American Indian people in Texas were direct descendants of the early Mount Builders and built houses shaped like cones?
A
The Atakapa
B
The Caddo
C
The Coahuiltecan
D
The Tonkawa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They were made by Mississippian ancestors of the historic Caddo and Wichita tribes, in what is considered the westernmost area of the Mississippian culture.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tribes include the Caddo, Apache, Lipan, Comanche, Coahuiltican, Karankawa, Tonkawa, and Cherokee tribes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Until the Ice Age mammals died out about 8, 000 years ago, the first Native Americans, called Paleo-Indians, hunted mammoths and giant bison throughout Texas. They also hunted smaller animals and foraged for edible wild plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -How were the Jumano SIMILAR to other Caddo people? They were nomads. They were primarily farmers. They were mound builders.

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