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Notes will help us understand the period of Texas where there were no written records. Prehistoric Era of Texas

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Vocabulary Visual DescriptionDefinition Era Era- period of time serving as the basis from a chronological system.

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Indians in Texas Early man first entered Texas following the Ice Age; Nomadic Tribes followed animals across the Bering Strait in search of food.

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Paleo-Indian Era (92000 B.C.- 6000 B.C.) Llano Culture Folsom Culture Nomadic people, thought to be the first to live in the Western Hemisphere. They mainly Hunted and had two cultures: Llano Culture- hunted Mammoths and giant Mastodons. Folsom Culture- better weapons than Llano, with the use of the buffalos horns and bones. Also used the Atlatl (spear throwing stick). Main source of food was the Buffalo.

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Archaic Era- (6000 B.C.- 500A.D.) Illustrate the differences between the Paleo-Indian Era and the Archaic Era. Hunted many animals including the buffalo, deer, elk, bears and small game. Also spread different fruit seeds around the area. Their Artifacts have been found around Edwards Plateau. More advanced than the Paleo-Indians due to their use of better weapons,such as drills, scrapers and harpoons. Depended more on plants than hunting for animals and had a special gift for domesticating, (taming) wild animals.

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Formative Era- (500A.D.-1500A.D.) Illustrate why the people in this Era lived longer than the others. In this era the people experience a new way of life, the Bow and Arrow is invented and pottery is taken up. The people discovered a new way to bring food in by starting to plant corn (maize), tomatoes, pumpkins, peanuts, cotton and tobacco. The population of the people increased, and people lived longer.