The Indigenous peoples pt.3 Flashcards
Describe the appearance of the Arawaks
they were of short to middle length, well shaped, but slightly built or plump.
their skin color was olive
they had broad noses and nostrils which were widely flared
their hair was black and straight but coarse and was usually worn long
their head was flattened at the forehead
Some went completely naked
married women wore a piece of cotton cloth called nagua over their loins
they painted their faces, eyes , nose and bare parts of their heads
they wore a lot of jewelry, the cacique wore more jewelry than others. their jewelry was made of gold or an alloy of gold and copper called guanine
Modern day San Salvador, in the time of Columbus was called?
Guanahani
Arawaks had only one domestic animal which they used for hunting?
A dog called alcos. it could not bark but made a growling noise
Seasoning with ______ and _______ was common among the Arawaks
salt, pepper
Arawaks made a sauce from cassava called ________
cassareep
The Arawaks favorite dish?
pepperpot soup
Cassava was known to the taino as ?
yucca
Why would Arawaks often choose sites at the top of hills?
as a precaution against surprise attacks
The two largest buildings in an Arawak village?
bohio, dwelling place of the cacique
caney, village meeting place for public activities and ceremonies
Central plaza in the Arawak village?
Batey
How was a usual Arawak house constructed?
the usual house was round with a roof that was thatched in conical shape.
wooden posts were put into the ground in a circle and canes were woven between them then tied with creepers.
In the thatched roof, there was a hole left in the top to allow smoke to escape
there were no windows and only one opening for a door
the houses had little furniture except for hammocks made of cotton in which the inhabitants slept
there were a few clay pots and other few vessels
other items that could be found were stools or tables but they were very rare
there would always be a small statue of a zemi/idol made of wood, stone, cotton, or a basket of bones serving as a zemi.
outside the house were conucos where maize, cassava, groundnuts, sweet potatoes, yautia and other crops were grown.
lesser chiefs in an Arawak society
Nitainos
the labor force in a taino society
Naborios
The Arawaks were _________ by custom, although the Cacique was allowed to have many wives
monogamous
Name some responsibilities of the Cacique
he dealt with the distribution of land, the ordering of labor, and the planting and distribution of crops.
he made decisions of peace and war and was the leader in war
he was a religious leader
he fixed the day of worship and led ceremonies playing a wooden gong
What were some privileges that a cacique had?
His wives could wear longer skirts than other women
he could have many wives
His house was built for him and was larger than the others. His canoe was also built for him by his tribesmen
He was given the best food and carried in a litter
He was buried in a marked grave and some of his wives were buried with him
He had a special ceremonial stool called the duho
He had his own zemis which were thought to be more powerful than any others
The special ceremonial stool for the cacique
duho
The Arawak word for mother
toa
Arawak word for heaven
coyaba
Arawak word for powdered tobacco
cohoba
poems said by Arawaks
areytos
What are some things the Arawaks practice for pleasure?
smoking, the played batos,and creating artefacts
The Arawaks were a primitive people meaning?
they could not read or write
Arawak word for the tobacco plant and the word they used for the pipe they smoked it in
cohiba, tabaco
Why did the Arawaks smoke tobacco?
for contentment, peace and to help them meditate
Who was the priest that tried to convert the Caribs to Christianity?
Father Raymond Breton
Describe the appearance of the Caribs
they were taller than the Arwaks but still medium in height
they were stronger than the Arawaks
they skin was brown and they usually went naked.
women painted their bodies with a red dye called roucou and made many decorations. women wore rassada which were bracelets round their arms and legs
men also painted their bodies and sometimes wore feathered headdresses and jewelry through their lips and noses. the wore a necklace called a caracoli which had small bones and teeth of victims from which a crescent shaped ornament was suspended. it showed the wearer’s courage.
their heads were flattened at the forehead
they had long, straight black hair which they combed and dressed with oil
they had a complete absence of body hair
Carib’s village headman
trubutuli hauthe
Carib word for canoe
canoua
Commander in chief for the Caribs
ouboutou
Carib village meeting house for warrior men
Karbay
The Caribs slept in hammocks but also had a kind of bed called an?
Amais
At what age do Carib boys get taken from their mothers and taken to the Karbay to be trained as warriors?
4 yrs
At what age did Carib boys have to do an initiation test to become warriors?
fourteen or fifteen years
What were some test Carib boys had to be pass to able to become warriors
endure pain by being scratched with agouti claws and having salt rubbed into the wounds without crying out
to shoot a bird off the top of a tree with a bow and arrow
they had to be great swimmers
Carib word for son in law
poitos
The Caribs made two types of canoes, name them
Coulianas and canouas
The Caribs believed in an evil spirit called?
maybouya
What were carib shamans called?
Boyez
Carib word for spells?
piai
Where did the Mayans settle?
Central America and the Yucatan peninsula
The main crop that the Mayas cultivated?
maize
The plots on which the Mayas cultivated their crops were called?
milpas
The six centuries of the Mayan civilisation are known as?
The Classic Period of Maya civilization
Another term for Halach Uinic in mayan society
real man
Each Mayan village was controlled by a ?
Batab
The free population of a Mayan society was divided into?
Farmers, artisans, merchants, and slaves
Priests in a Mayan society
Ahkins
How many gods did the Mayans worship?
166
The chief god in Mayan society
Hunab Ku
The sun god in Mayan society
Kinich Ahau
