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  1. This Native American nation became the most powerful force on the Southern Plains after mastering the use of horses brought by Spanish colonizers.

    • Comanche
    • Apache
    • Kiowa
    • Cheyenne
  2. The vast territory controlled by the Comanche, spanning parts of modern Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Kansas, was known by this Spanish term.

    • La Frontera
    • El Territorio
    • Comanchería
    • Las Llanuras
  3. This large animal was the economic and spiritual center of Plains Indian life, providing food, clothing, shelter, and trade goods.

    • Elk
    • Bison
    • Pronghorn
    • Deer
  4. Before acquiring horses, the Comanche were a branch of this larger Native American group that lived in the mountains of Wyoming.

    • Shoshone
    • Ute
    • Paiute
    • Bannock
  5. This European nation first brought horses to North America in the 1500s, inadvertently providing the Comanche with the tool for their rise to power.

    • France
    • England
    • Portugal
    • Spain
  6. The Comanche lived in these portable, cone-shaped dwellings made of wooden poles covered with animal hides, ideal for their nomadic lifestyle.

    • Wickiups
    • Tepees
    • Hogans
    • Longhouses
  7. The Comanche acquired most of their horses through raiding and this practice, which involved capturing wild horses roaming the Plains.

    • Breeding
    • Trading
    • Purchasing
    • Mustanging
  8. Comanche warriors were legendary for their skill with this curved weapon that could accurately send arrows at enemies while riding at full gallop.

    • Atlatl
    • Blowgun
    • Bow
    • Sling

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