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Where were the indigenous peoples of the Americas and Caribbean region believed to have originated?
Canada
England
Mexico
Mongolia
What frozen ice-bridge did the indigenous people cross to reach the Americas?
The Bering Strait
The Gaza strip
Central America
The Caribbean
Indigenous means
exotic or beautiful
originating from or native to a particular region
stubborn
special or different
How many continents are there in the world?
5
7
6
8
People who move from place to place usually following a food source are called?
Adaptive
Nomads
Modification
Indigenous
Caribs are also called
The Tainos tended to inhabit the islands of the
Lesser Antilles
Greater Antilles
Windward islands
Leeward islands
Why did the indigenous people migrate from one place to another before settling in the Caribbean region?
They grew tired of being in the same area for too long.
They were following the migration of their food sources.
They were seeking employment.
They desired warmer temperatures.
Why did the indigenous people migrate from one place to another before settling in the Caribbean region?
They grew tired of being in the same area for too long.
They were following the migration of their food sources.
They were seeking employment.
They desired warmer temperatures.
The chief of a Taino settlement was called a:
Cacique
Ouboutu
Hulach Uinic
Audiencia
The Tainos and Kalinagos ancestors were hunters and gatherers they didn't build permanent home because they were
mad
farmers
madic
nomadic
The idol used to represent the Tainos' gods was called a _____
Batos
Zemis
Areytos
Caneye
The kalinagos believed in an evil god called ______
Oubutu
Hauthe
Maboya
Zemis
In the Taino society it was the males responsibility to clear land for farming.
True
False
The taino leader's house was rectangular in shape and it was called a caneye.
True
False
This is an image of a special stool made for the Taino leader. It was called a _______
zemis
Areytos
Batos
Duho
The ubuto was the name given to the Kalinago warrior leader. He was also called the ______ ________
warrior lord
Great Warrior
Great Captain
Great lord
The Tainos slept on/in _________ made from cotton
beds
mats
sheets
hammocks
The Tainos believed that if they were good people when they die they would go to heaven. This placed was called ____
cohiba
coyaba
heaven
caneye
Both Tainos and Kalinagos were polytheistic.
True
False
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