The Indigenous peoples pt.2 Flashcards
In heavy rainfall zones, what would Taino use to keep moisture and water out of their house?
mud
How could you differentiate a Caneye from a Bohio
The bohio is circular in shape with a concial roof and the Caneye is rectangular in shape with a gabled roof.
Name of the chief Taino’s house
caneye
Taino communities were ruled by cheif called a?
Cacique
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?
matrilineal inheritance
Who was a Cacique?
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
Name some of the places in which The Kalinago settled
St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica, Antigua, Marie-Galante, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, Martinique and Guadeloupe
Name some of the places in which the Taino settled
Jamaica, Hispaniola, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Lesser Antilles, The Bahamas, Virgin islands
Name of Colombus’s son?
Hernando Colon
Name some crops which the Kalinago introduced to the Caribbean
coconut, arrowroot, sugarcane and plantain
Which Caribbean island was called the ‘fertile island’ and what was the term used by the Taino to describe it
St. Kitts, Liamuiga
Which animals did the Kalinago hunt?
MUSCOVY DUCK, lizards, crabs and agouti
How was the Kalinago village chief chosen
the head of the largest family
Where did the Maya and Aztec originate from
Central America and Mexico
Where did the Inca originate from?
the Andean region in South America
Achievements of the mayas?
system of writing, stone buildings, invention of mathematics and invention of a lunar calendar
What is archaeology?
the study of historic or preliterate peoples. It is done by analysing their remains such as artefacts and monuments
Name one reason why the Indigenous peoples might have settled on the islands rather than staying on the mainlands
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.
Some achievements of the Maya?
built great stone walls, worked gold and copper, had hieroglyphic writing, pyramids, temples, palaces, plazas,
What type of agriculture did the ARawaks practice?
slash and burn
Name some crops the Mayans produced
maize (corn), beans and squash
Some animals the Mayans kept
pigs, oxen, and chicken
Denomination of the mayans?
Roman Catholic
The Ciboney were a Taino tribe locate mostly in _________. The Ciboney lived in _____>
Cuba, caves
Explain the process of conuco cultivation
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.
Define the term egalitarian
the belief that all people are equal and therefore deserve equal rights and oppurtunities.
The tainos played a ball game called?
Batos (Batu)
A Taino Chief?
Cacique
A Taino chief’s house would be constructed with a yellow clay called?
adobe
Who was the Taino’s god of cassava and the sea?
Yucahu
Who was the Taino’s god of the rivers and fertility?
Atabey
How did the Tainos purify themselves before performing rituals?
by vomiting using a vomiting stick and swallowing a herb called gioia
A Taino priest?
shaman
Explain the Tainos ball game of Batos
it involved keeping a rubber ball in the air using only the legs and hips
The Tainos had alcoholic drinks called?
piwari and cassiri
Define the term Patriarchcal
a system or society which is controlled be men
Head of the Mayas?
Halach Uinic
Chief of the Kalinago?
ouboutou
What is hieroglyphs
a picture based form of writing
Define the term animism
the belief that spirits inhabit natural objects such as trees and rocks
define the term cannibalism
the practice of eating human flesh
What is matapi?
a long cylindrical basket into which cassava was put in order to squeeze the poison out of it
How did the Amerindians use the poisonous juice which was removed from cassava ?
they used it as a key ingredient in cassareep, which was a preservative agent the Amerindians used to keep their food from spoiling.
What is pepperpot?
The Arawaks’ main dish which consisted of stewed meat or fish with vegetables, usually flavored with cassareep.
What was the main purpose of worship for the Mayans?
to ensure good cropa
What god did the Mayans worship?
Quetzacoatl, the “Great God and culture hero”
The Taino had men called __________ whom they believed possessed supernatural powers
piaimer
The Taino worshipped the universal creator ________?
Aluberi
Which indigenous group believed in animism?
Taino
Which two indigenous groups believed in a spirit world?
The Mayans and Kalinagos
The taino had ______ classes of spirits who were both good and evil while the Kalinago had _______ classes
eight, five
Which two indigenous groups had piaimer?
Taino and Kalinago
The Kalinago believed that ________ and his brother __________ created the world
Analwaea, Vochi
