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    History [Date] 1. Briefly discuss (but in detail) the similarities/differences between the initial Spanish colonization of the Caribbean and the Yucatan. In your discussion include the initial reaction of the Taino and Maya to the presence of the Spanish and the rational for the Spanish conquest. The Spanish colonization of the Caribbean and Yucatan was the campaign of the Spanish conquistadores against Postclassical Maya stares and polities specifically

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    Vincent Agoe Summer 2010 July 1st‚ 2010 The Holy Eucharist: The Metaphorical Cannibalism of the Body of Jesus Christ Justified. “Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son‚ the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament‚ and serve you in unity‚ constancy‚ and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom” (The Episcopal

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    Columbus meets the indigenous people‚ known as the Tainos. He notices that they weren’t wearing much clothing‚ but what he finds interesting‚ was the items made out of gold that the Natives were wearing. Columbus wants the gold‚ and when he embarks on his journey back to Spain‚ he brings a couple of Tainos with him. When Columbus makes it back to Spain‚ he shows off the Tainos to the King and Queen and asks for permission to enslave them. Columbus then commenced

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    First Examination (Response #1) When the Europeans arrived in the Caribbean‚ they were looking to invade and inhabit the land. Little did they know‚the islands were already occupied by other groups of people at the time. One of those groups were the Ciboneys‚ or the Guanahuateby(Lucayans) who were inhabiting the Watlings Islands. The Ciboneys were believed to be the first group of people to inhabit the island. They migrated from the Orinico region‚ probably through Florida and the Bahamas

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    and also medicine. His society is also used to trading unlike the Tainos who do everything for themselves and had no contact with the outside world. While a good impression was first made on the Tainos‚ Columbus wanted them to survive as a colony but needed them for many things he promised Spain. Leaving the Tainos in the hands of Spaniards was not the best decision on Christopher Columbus’s part. When things fell apart in the Tainos communities it was then when Columbus did not care what happened

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    in St. Vincent and the Grenadines they are well known as Yellow Caribs or Pure Caribs. A) The Indigenous people of SVG originally came from South America. Their customs were hunting‚ fishing and cultivating crops. They practiced manufactured pottery‚ basket making and making petroglyphs. The Amerindians were Polytheists‚ this means that they believed in many gods. They also believed in an evil spirit called Maybouya. B) The Caribs (and Garifuna) named St. Vincent Hairouna which mean land of the

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    Puerto Rico’s first governor. The first town established was Caparra‚ located near the south shore of what is today the San Juan Bay. The Tainos who lived on the island‚ lived in small tribes. They were not physically prepared to resist the Spaniards goal to conquer the island. Their primitive weapons were no match for the Spanish swords and powerful firearms. The Tainos were turned into slaves and used to do mining work.

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    Topic: Human Cultural Development via the Arts Members of Group: Mickael Carmel‚ Rhea Farrell‚ Kyla Burton‚ La-Chelle Carter‚ Zhané Joseph‚ Kyla Weaver‚ Shennel Douglas and Niah Joseph Teacher: Mrs. Camacho Subject: Caribbean Studies According to Marcus Garvey‚ “a people without the knowledge of their past history‚ origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” Cultural arts continue to be of major influence in Caribbean society. Cultural Arts is interpreted as‚ the civilization of a given

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    great quantity‚ without being planted. 1c. How did their acts alter the world? 1d. Why did the Taino go on pilgrimages to Iovanaboina? 1e. Why were zemis important? 2a. Pane says the Taino told him that men left the caves “without their women‚” How did women come to populate the earth? 2b. Does the narrative suggest that men and women were created more or less as equals? 3a. This Taino origin story emphasizes that humann beings were “transformed” in numerous ways to shape the world

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    way to Trinidad‚ Bahamas‚ Jamaica‚ and Cuba. The Caribs followed and waged war on the Arawaks and then Europeans came and enslaved them. This gave us Caribbean people a combination of foods and culture. The Arawaks and Caribs had a taste for such animals as turtles‚ iguanas‚ alligators‚ and frogs. They liked turtle and iguana eggs also. The Europeans lad a taste for guinea pigs‚ rabbits‚ agouti (a rat like creature) The Amerindians (Arawaks and Caribs) dried and preserved their food by cooking it

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