FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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Indian cultures built their homes according to Spanish architecture styles
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Each Indian culture had a different religion that influenced their homes
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The physical geography and resources varied across the regions of Texas
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All Indian cultures in Texas built the same style of home
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Plains Indians lived in tipis because they are easily disassembled and so allow a lifestyle of following game. The tipi was durable, provided warmth and comfort in winter, was dry during heavy rains, and was cool in the heat of summer.
Detailed explanation-2: -As Native Americans on the Plains became more focused on hunting, they became more nomadic. They constructed teepees-conical tents made out of buffalo skin and wood-shelters that were easy to put up and take down if a band was following a buffalo herd for hunting.
Detailed explanation-3: -Different tribes and peoples built different types of homes. What kinds of homes they lived in depended on the materials that they had available where they lived. It also depended on the kind of lifestyle that they lived as well as the environment. Some tribes were nomads.
Detailed explanation-4: -wigwam frame Wigwams are good houses for people who stay in the same place for months at a time. Most Indians lived together in settled villages during the farming season, but during the winter, each family group would move to their own hunting camp. Wigwams are not portable, but they are small and easy to build.