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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you think were the three most important differences between Kalinago and Taino society? The Tainos and Kalinagos were two different Amerindian groups which inhabited the islands of the Caribbean. The Tainos lived in the islands of the Greater Antilles (Cuba‚ Jamaica‚ Puerto Rico‚ Hispaniola‚ and the Bahamas)‚ while the Kalinagos lived in the Lesser Antilles (Grenada‚ St. Vincent‚ St. Lucia etc.). Although the Tainos and the Kalinagos were Amerindians‚ they had differences and similarities
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The Native Puerto Ricans are also known as the Taino people. The Taino people are very peaceful and ended up greeting Columbus with open arms and showing him the river where they had their most prize possession‚ there gold nuggets. It began in the XV Century but was then rediscovered by Christopher Columbus both the people and their land. These particular people spoke the language of Arawakan and they came from South America where they lived in small villages. They lived in villages that had chiefs
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indigenous peoples to the Americas and to the Caribbean -territories (through North‚ Central and South America) and their interactions. 2.State the geographical location of the Tainos (Arawak)‚ Kalinagos (Carib) and Mayans. 3. Discuss the social organisation of the Tainos and Kalinagos. The study of Caribbean history begins with an examination of the indigenous peoples (Amerindians/neo-Indians) who populated this area thousands of years ago. These indigenous peoples had developed societies that
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as the Pearl of the Caribbean. Just like in the other colonies‚ the Tainos thought that the Spaniards were gods and welcomed them into their villages. Columbus believed that Hispaniola had gold and forced the Tainos to work in the mines. Columbus also made the Tainos pay the Spanish a tribute to satisfy both the Crown’s and the settler’s greed for gold‚ and to obtain food for his settlement. It was easy to take control of the Tainos as they assumed that if they pleased the ‘gods’ that they would be
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people. They are separated into three groups‚ the Tainos‚ the Kalinagos and the Mayans. The Kalinagos and Tainos‚ also known as Caribs and Arawaks respectively‚ are called the Amerindians. Although they all lived in the Caribbean‚ they had different economic‚ social and religious practices. Their ways of living were different but there were some similarities‚ and they were also even more advanced than others with technology and architecture. The Tainos also known as the Arawaks were the largest of
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Tradition Values “Culture” Phenotype Homogeneity Plantation Agriculture‚ colonization‚ enslavement all contribute to the fallacy of race Digamma sailor made the voyage to India in 1498 Columbus first encountered the Indians also known as the “Tainos” The Gold Coast= the Ivory Coast= Salt City State’s- Venice‚ and Genoa Circumvent: To get around......... the Italians then try to monopolize trade 1498 The search for a direct water route to Asia. Human Societies can be organized based on their
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What were the primary uses of Auschwitz from an architectural stand point and the history and tragic event of the site in question. Auschwitz was a place where many tragedies took place‚ from the most unthinkable ways of torture to ruthless cold blooded murder and prosecution. To cover up such an inconceivable thing would be almost impossible‚ though an attempt to erase such a scarcely credible act of callousness would be vital to avoid facing repercussions of wrong doing. As the Soviet Infantry
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Who were the Tainos? The Taino (pronounced Tah-EE-no) were the first "American" Indigenous Peoples encountered by Christopher Columbus and other Europeans in the Caribbean Islands in 1492. The Taino are also the first Indigenous Peoples to be referred to as "Indians" (Indios) in the Western Hemisphere. The traditional territories of the Taino extended throughout the Greater Antilles‚ the Bahamas‚ and even the Southern tip of Florida. The word "Taino" means "good people" in their ancient language
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