History Flashcards
(32 cards)
What is history
History is the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
List the types of history
Political, Diplomatic, Cultural, Social, Economic, Intellectual
what are the goofy ahh named for Arawak’s and Caribs?
Arawaks- Tainos
Caribs- Kalinagos
Why were the first people called Amerindians
b) Why are we the west indies
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.
Define the following:
a) Customs
b) Heritage
a) The customs, beliefs, arts and technology if a nation or people
b) Herritage- Features that belong to the
Name 10 Spanish and 10 Amerindian place names and 5 french
Spanish
Amerindian
French
What year did Columbus re-discover Trinidad
What is colonialism?
Did the Amerindians fight back against the Spanish?
Who founded San Jose de Oruna?
b) when
When was Trinidad and Tobago colonized by Spain?
Who was Trinidad under the rule of during the spanish?
What languages did the Amerindians speak?
Give some information about how the Amerindians lived
Define:
Encomiendas
Missions
Cabildo
What was the religion of the Spaniards?
Who was Hyrarima?
Why didn’t Trinidad have many enslaved Africans during the Spanish rule?
When and why did the capital change from St. Joseph to POS?
Why was Spanish rule not very strong?
Define universal sufferage
What was the Royal Cedula of Population and when was it decreed.
How did the Amerindians enter Trinidad and Tobago?
How did the French impact Trinidad?
