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The Environment and Texas Indians. Unit 1 Lesson 2. Historian---. person who studies history. What is an “Era”?. An era is a period of time identifiable by particular things, events, and/or persons of the time.
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The Environment and Texas Indians Unit 1 Lesson 2
Historian--- person who studies history
What is an “Era”? An era is a period of time identifiable by particular things, events, and/or persons of the time. EXAMPLE: Our lives today compared to the Native Texans of 1519. We do not live in the same era.
Chronology--- sequential order
Adobe--- brick made of sun dried straw and earth
Culture--- knowledge, beliefs, behavior, and traits of a group
Environment--- our surroundings
Agriculture--- farming; growing crops
Nomadic--- move from place to place
Sedentary--- stays in one place
Historians use significant characteristics (events, people, and issues) during a specific time period to organize history into categories or eras.
Texas History Eras: Natural Texas and Its People Age of Contact Spanish Colonial Mexican National Revolution and Republic Early Statehood Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads Age of Oil Texas in the Great Depression and World War II Civil Rights and Conservatism Contemporary Texas
Native Texan “Regions” of Texas: Gulf----------------Coastal Plains Southeastern------Coastal Plains Puebloan-----------Mountains and Basins Plains--------------Great Plains and North Central Plains
How does the environment shape a culture? Politically Economically Socially Geographically
Native Texan Regions Southeastern Plains Puebloan Gulf