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The Indigenous peoples pt.2 Flashcards

1
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In heavy rainfall zones, what would Taino use to keep moisture and water out of their house?

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mud

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How could you differentiate a Caneye from a Bohio

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The bohio is circular in shape with a concial roof and the Caneye is rectangular in shape with a gabled roof.

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Name of the chief Taino’s house

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caneye

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Taino communities were ruled by cheif called a?

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Cacique

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The chief of Taino was a hereditary status passed on through the female line of the family. What is the term used to define this?

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matrilineal inheritance

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Who was a Cacique?

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the chief of the Taino. The cacique was usually male and was not a military leader but was a civic leader with responsibility for judicial or legal, cultural, political, and religious functions. The cacique was a hereditary status and was passed on through matrilineal inheritance

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Name some of the places in which The Kalinago settled

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St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica, Antigua, Marie-Galante, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, Martinique and Guadeloupe

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Name some of the places in which the Taino settled

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Jamaica, Hispaniola, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Lesser Antilles, The Bahamas, Virgin islands

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Name of Colombus’s son?

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Hernando Colon

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Name some crops which the Kalinago introduced to the Caribbean

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coconut, arrowroot, sugarcane and plantain

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Which Caribbean island was called the ‘fertile island’ and what was the term used by the Taino to describe it

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St. Kitts, Liamuiga

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Which animals did the Kalinago hunt?

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MUSCOVY DUCK, lizards, crabs and agouti

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How was the Kalinago village chief chosen

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the head of the largest family

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14
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Where did the Maya and Aztec originate from

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Central America and Mexico

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Where did the Inca originate from?

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the Andean region in South America

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16
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Achievements of the mayas?

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system of writing, stone buildings, invention of mathematics and invention of a lunar calendar

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17
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What is archaeology?

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the study of historic or preliterate peoples. It is done by analysing their remains such as artefacts and monuments

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Name one reason why the Indigenous peoples might have settled on the islands rather than staying on the mainlands

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The main reason might have been for food. The islands had land for planting and game for hunting. Some settlers might have wanted to set up their own communities while others may have been fleeing to avoid enslavement from more powerful civilizations such as that of the Aztec, Mayan and Inca. Some may have just been following the human urge to explore.

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Some achievements of the Maya?

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built great stone walls, worked gold and copper, had hieroglyphic writing, pyramids, temples, palaces, plazas,

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What type of agriculture did the ARawaks practice?

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slash and burn

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Name some crops the Mayans produced

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maize (corn), beans and squash

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Some animals the Mayans kept

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pigs, oxen, and chicken

23
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Denomination of the mayans?

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Roman Catholic

24
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The Ciboney were a Taino tribe locate mostly in _________. The Ciboney lived in _____>

A

Cuba, caves

25
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Explain the process of conuco cultivation

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Each family would have a conuco or small farm plot. The family members would clear the land by felling trees and burning bushes to prepare for the tilling and planting process. A family would cultivate a conuco for 2-3 years . When the soil was no longer fertile the family would move on to a new plot. The old conuco would be left uncultivated for about the same time before it was brought back into production.

26
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Define the term egalitarian

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the belief that all people are equal and therefore deserve equal rights and oppurtunities.

27
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The tainos played a ball game called?

A

Batos (Batu)

28
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A Taino Chief?

A

Cacique

29
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A Taino chief’s house would be constructed with a yellow clay called?

A

adobe

30
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Who was the Taino’s god of cassava and the sea?

A

Yucahu

31
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Who was the Taino’s god of the rivers and fertility?

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Atabey

32
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How did the Tainos purify themselves before performing rituals?

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by vomiting using a vomiting stick and swallowing a herb called gioia

33
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A Taino priest?

A

shaman

34
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Explain the Tainos ball game of Batos

A

it involved keeping a rubber ball in the air using only the legs and hips

35
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The Tainos had alcoholic drinks called?

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piwari and cassiri

36
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Define the term Patriarchcal

A

a system or society which is controlled be men

37
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Head of the Mayas?

A

Halach Uinic

38
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Chief of the Kalinago?

A

ouboutou

39
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What is hieroglyphs

A

a picture based form of writing

40
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Define the term animism

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the belief that spirits inhabit natural objects such as trees and rocks

41
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define the term cannibalism

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the practice of eating human flesh

42
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What is matapi?

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a long cylindrical basket into which cassava was put in order to squeeze the poison out of it

43
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How did the Amerindians use the poisonous juice which was removed from cassava ?

A

they used it as a key ingredient in cassareep, which was a preservative agent the Amerindians used to keep their food from spoiling.

44
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What is pepperpot?

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The Arawaks’ main dish which consisted of stewed meat or fish with vegetables, usually flavored with cassareep.

45
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What was the main purpose of worship for the Mayans?

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to ensure good cropa

46
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What god did the Mayans worship?

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Quetzacoatl, the “Great God and culture hero”

47
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The Taino had men called __________ whom they believed possessed supernatural powers

A

piaimer

48
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The Taino worshipped the universal creator ________?

A

Aluberi

49
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Which indigenous group believed in animism?

A

Taino

50
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Which two indigenous groups believed in a spirit world?

A

The Mayans and Kalinagos

51
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The taino had ______ classes of spirits who were both good and evil while the Kalinago had _______ classes

A

eight, five

52
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Which two indigenous groups had piaimer?

A

Taino and Kalinago

53
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The Kalinago believed that ________ and his brother __________ created the world

A

Analwaea, Vochi

History 4th form (10 decks)

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