ANTH - Exam 3 Review (Haiti + Africa + Asia) Flashcards
What is the location of Haiti?
On the island of Hispaniola next to the Dominican Republic -
Haiti was once a lush land of tropical rainforest, but what changed that?
it was cleared for timber and firewood -
What is the meaning behind Haiti’s name?
highland
- half of land is over 1500 feet
-top soil is washed away because lack of canopy so they are more vulnerable to hurricanes -
What was the name of the people in Haiti?
Taino people -
About how many of the Taino people in Haiti live on the island?
400,000 -
Describe the Taino people in Haiti:
-friendly and unlikely to fight back
-enslaved -
Who’s ships wrecked into the island of Haiti?
Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria, but the Tainos people were very welcoming and offered them shelter -
Who later enslaved the Tiano people and brought nearly 30,000 Africans to Hispaniola?
Spain -
How was the population wiped out in Haiti?
by the disease Smallpox -
Who was in control of Haiti?
Spain and then France
-starting importing slaves from Africa
-Spain got distracted by conquest in Peru
-french pirates took over the territory
-became richest french colony in the world
-made coffee -
When did Haiti gain independence?
gained during french revolution in 1804 -
What happened when Haiti gained it’s independence?
the white population was wiped out -
Describe the rulings of Haiti:
back to back terrible regimes between 1843-1950 -
How many dictators has Haiti had?
22 dictators -
When did the military occupation begin in Haiti?
military occupation began in 1915
-were afraid Germans would turn it into submarine base -
Describe the Duvaliers rulings:
-the presidents were doctors (father and son)
-ruled with terror
-secret police
-escaped to France in 1986 after violent antigovernment protests happened -
When did the Duvalier ruling begin in Haiti?
1957 -
How is the economy in Haiti?
it is the poorest country in the western hemisphere
-per capita 450 -
What was the Haitian life expectancy?
53 years of age -
Was the population in Haiti rural or urban?
they were rural but are becoming urban due to the soil -
What is Haiti’s subsistence?
mostly agriculture -
What is Haiti’s language?
French and Creole -
Haiti had no history of public welfare. True or false?
True -
What destroyed the tourism industries in Haiti?
the AIDS epidemic -
Describe the education of Haiti:
less than half of the children go to school; half of adults are illiterate -
What is Haiti’s religion?
-Roman Catholicism is the official religion
-Voodoo
-most misunderstood religion
-syncretic religion -
What holds a special place in Haitian culture?
storytelling -
How many people died in the earthquake in Haiti?
-220,000 died
-300,000 injured
-1.5 million were forced into makeshift homes -
What year did the earthquake in Haiti take place?
2010 -
What is the estimation of how many Haitians have come to the US?
900,000 -
How many Haitians have settled in Canada?
more than 100,000 -
Describe the Haitian Diaspora:
-some are in Haiti and some are in the US
-dont have refugee status because they are thought to come for poverty reasons and not political reasons
-Haitians in the US have a hard time blending in. (speak french) -
What is the largest country in Africa?
Sudan -
Where are the Nuer people located?
Sudan -
What do the Nuer people refer to themselves as?
Naath (“the people”) -
What is the second largest ethnic group in Sudan?
The Nuer -
What is the Nuer’s subsistence?
pastoralism and horticulture -