This Arawak/Taino inhabited the island of Hispanola before they were wiped out by the Spanish (c. 1510)‚ due mainly to small pox and harsh slavery. A.Taino Clothing - The men were generally naked‚ but the women sometimes wore short skirts. Men and women alike adorned their bodies with paint and shells and other decorations. B. Taino family - The Indians practiced polygamy. Most men had 2 or 3 wives‚ but the caciques had as many as 30. It was a great honor for a woman to be married to a
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St. Croix‚ United States Virgin Islands (USVI) is a not too far away travel destination that makes you feel as if you are worlds away. The beautiful‚ aquamarine waters call from the ocean to be explored while the breeze dances through the palm trees above you. An ideal getaway for singles‚ couples‚ and families alike‚ St. Croix offers a little bit of everything that you would expect from an island vacation. Almost every St. Croix travel guide will highlight the amazing opportunities that abound
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During the late 18th century‚ slavery was major part of America’s way of life. Its growth was assisted by certain factors such as: geography‚ economy‚ trade‚ and social. It was widely accepted by white American citizens until it was challenged during the Revolution Era by ideals‚ religion‚ and the decline of profit in tobacco. The decline was more noticeable north of Delaware due to laws abolishing slavery‚ though this institution still persisted for a while in the 19th century. Geography was what
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What major issues does Bartolome de las Casas bring up regarding Spanish expeditions in the Caribbean? 7. Identify one early and one subsequent motive that drove Columbus to oppress indigenous peoples. 8. What was the ultimate fate of the Arawak Indians? 9. What was the significance of Quetzalcoatl? 10. Compare the strategies and motives underlying the conquest of the Aztecs by Cortez and the conquest of the Incas by Pizzaro. 11.What were the major causes of war between the Powhatans
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When the people of Europe first realized that there was an entire new continent across the Atlantic that it hadn’t previously realized existed‚ everyone was eager to explore and make use of a brand-new opportunity. Conquistadores‚ Puritans‚ entrepreneurs—everyone saw something in the Americas to make the long voyage worth their while. So when Europeans arrived in this “New World‚” they were coming from all sorts of different places‚ religious backgrounds‚ and social statuses. And of course‚ the Americas
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Anthropology How to do better interviews during fieldwork Theories of human communities based on their language Studies of how people perceive the world Religion and performance Ehtnomedicine and ethnobotany Cold and hot Popular medicinal remedy called “vapor rüb” Decision making International commerce‚ communication Franz Boas – founder of modern anthropology Cultural relativism Beliefs and activities should be understood in terms of his or her own culture; There is no such thing as cultural
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the European Age of Exploration. On the morning of October 12‚ 1492‚ Christopher Columbus set foot on a small island in the Bahamas. Believing himself to be off the coast of Asia‚ the Admiral dressed in his best to meet the local inhabitants. The Arawaks offered him some dried leaves as a token of friendship. Those leaves were tobacco. A few days later‚ a party from Columbus’ ship docked off the coast of Cuba and witnessed local peoples there smoking tobacco through Y-shaped tubes which they inserted
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Location and Definitions of the Caribbean Origin of Caribbean — The word ‘Caribbean’ is said to be derived from the indigenous people’s name for themselves‚ ‘Carib’. The term ‘West Indies’ which is often used interchangeably with Caribbean is the name given to the region by Christopher Columbus in 1492. — As with the inexact name of the region so to is there little agreement on what area is included within the Caribbean. Different criteria are used to define the region.
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Body Ritual Among Nacirema Who are the Nacirema? The Nacirema are a North American group living in the territory between the Canadian Cree‚ the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico‚ and the Carib and Arawark of the Antilles. Little is known about their origin but people believe that they came from the east. These people concentrate on the human body‚ which is their main concern which makes the Nacirema unique in their rituals and ways of thinking. The Nacirema believe that the human body is ugly in
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historical facts of the first 250 years of American history starting from when Christopher Columbus’s Nina‚ Pinta‚ and Santa Maria landed in the Bahamas on October 12‚ 1492. It was there that Europeans and Native Americans first came into contact; the Arawak natives came out to greet the whites‚ and the whites were only interested in finding the gold. "They ... brought us parrots and balls of cotton and spears and many other things‚ which they owned...They were well-built‚ with good bodies and handsome
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