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             Read the following statement and respond in an original essay seven to twelve pages in length.
             "Oklahoma's history," Baird and Goble assert, "begins with the social development and interactions of Wichitas, Apaches, Comanches, and Osages. They maintained sophisticated and self-sufficient societies that lived in harmony with the land, if not always with each other." Taking into account the physical features and natural resources of Oklahoma, explain how native peoples in both the prehistoric and historic eras adapted to the environment and were able to live "in harmony with the land," and discuss the interrelationships of the various groups.
             Oklahoma's history starts long before the inhabitants arrived. To understand how native peoples were able to live "in harmony with the land" I think you must first know how and what formed the land.
             Most of Oklahoma was almost completely covered by a sea. It remained this way for one hundred million years. In this shallow sea warmed by the sun existed all kinds of living plants and creatures. Over a very long time the skeletons of billions of these creatures accumulated and formed thick deposits. These deposits, sometimes a mile thick, formed limestone and other minerals. Today those deposits are used in a variety of ways. Stone blocks, cement that joins those blocks as well as the manufacturing of glass are just a few.
             Millions of years ago the pressure pushed at the surface. Many sections of the sea's bottom began to rise out of the water. This pressure caused mountains to be formed by the fracturing, tilting, and folding of the surface. With the pushing up of these mountains the adjacent regions dropped down forming basins. These depressions filled with water teeming with life. Then slowly sand and silt flowed into the basins. The sand and mud lay in layers at the bottom of these seas. Then skeletons formed another layer. The deposits of these creatures were buried, compre...

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