Prehistoric Texas

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Houses

Texas History: K-12 TLC Online Textbook

1. Use this information from Texas Beyond History to answer the following questions:
53. What materials were used to build tipis?

A.    A buffalo hide wrapped around 3 tall poles.
B.    Many buffalo hides sewn together wrapped around dozens of tall poles.
C.    The hides of many buffalo draped over a permanent wooden frame.
D.    Many buffalo hides stretched over adobe bricks.
E.    None of the Above.

54. Why were buffalo hides so useful?

A.    They could be used to build tipis.
B.    They could be used as bedding.
C.    They could be used to transport other belongs.
D.    Buffalo roamed the lands in herds and were readily available.
E.    All of the Above.

55. How large were most tipis?

A.    They could hold a Chief and several families.
B.    They could only hold 2 people.
C.    They could hold a family of 4 or 5 people.
D.    They could hold 4 or 5 families.
E.    None of the Above.


56. Why did some archeologists refer to tipis as "Early Mobile Homes"

A.    The settlers used them for vacation homes.
B.    The settlers could easily roll them up and move them with them.
C.    The settlers could have their dogs drag the rolled-up tipi behind them.
D.    B & C Only Above.
E.    All of the Above.

57. Tipis were so mobile so that the Plains Indians could:

A.    Enlarge the tipis easily as their families grew.
B.    Follow the movement of the buffalo herds.
C.    Escape from other tribes and predators.
D.    All of the Above.
E.    None of the Above.

58. Which statements below are TRUE?

A.    Plains Indians got their first horses from the Spanish.
B.    Horses enabled Plains Indians to be more migratory.
C.    Horses enabled Plains Indians to build large tipis.
D.    All of the Above.
E.    None of the Above.

59. What was a "travois"?

A.    The poles used in building tipis.
B.    A sled made of buffalo hide and poles.
C.    A traveler.
D.    A person that hunted buffalo.
E.    None of the Above.

60. Which of the things listed below might have been found in a tipi home?

A.    Small beds made of a blanket or hide placed on grass or hay for padding.
B.    A fire for cooking and heat.
C.    A hole at the top of the tipi to allow smoke to escape.
D.    An entry door, often facing east.
E.    All of the Above.