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History Flashcards

1
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What is history

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History is the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.

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2
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List the types of history

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Political, Diplomatic, Cultural, Social, Economic, Intellectual

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3
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what are the goofy ahh named for Arawak’s and Caribs?

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Arawaks- Tainos
Caribs- Kalinagos

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Why were the first people called Amerindians
b) Why are we the west indies

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The first people were called Amerindians because when Columbus discovered Trinidad and Tobago, he thought he was in India, so now they are called American-Indians, shortened to Amerindians.
Likewise for the West Indies.

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5
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Define the following:

a) Customs
b) Heritage

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a) The customs, beliefs, arts and technology if a nation or people

b) Herritage- Features that belong to the

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6
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Name 10 Spanish and 10 Amerindian place names and 5 french

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Spanish

Amerindian

French

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What year did Columbus re-discover Trinidad

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What is colonialism?

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9
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Did the Amerindians fight back against the Spanish?

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10
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Who founded San Jose de Oruna?
b) when

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When was Trinidad and Tobago colonized by Spain?

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12
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Who was Trinidad under the rule of during the spanish?

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13
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What languages did the Amerindians speak?

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14
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Give some information about how the Amerindians lived

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15
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Define:
Encomiendas
Missions
Cabildo

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16
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What was the religion of the Spaniards?

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17
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Who was Hyrarima?

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18
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Why didn’t Trinidad have many enslaved Africans during the Spanish rule?

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19
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When and why did the capital change from St. Joseph to POS?

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20
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Why was Spanish rule not very strong?

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21
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Define universal sufferage

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22
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What was the Royal Cedula of Population and when was it decreed.

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23
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How did the Amerindians enter Trinidad and Tobago?

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24
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How did the French impact Trinidad?

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25
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Who is Sir. Walter Raleigh, what did he do and when?

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26
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What year did we become an Independent Nation

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27
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What year did we become a republic?

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28
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What year did the first people enter through the bearing straight

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29
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When did the first known wave of first peoples enter trinidad?

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30
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What year did Colombus clain Trinidad for Spain?

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31
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What year did the Spanish settle down here?

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32
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What year were we captured by the British?

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