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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Monday 15th October. 1. a) Name 2 islands occupied by the Tainos b) Name 3 islands occupied by the Kalinago c) Name 1 island occupied by both peoples mentioned above‚ At the time of European contact in 1492. d) Name 1 territory occupied by the Maya. (7 mks) 2. Explain why most Taino and Kalinago settlements were located near the coast or by
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL REPORT ON CANDIDATES’ WORK IN THE CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION MAY/JUNE 2003 CARIBBEAN STUDIES Copyright © 2003 Caribbean Examinations Council St Michael‚ Barbados All rights reserved 2 CARIBBEAN STUDIES CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION MAY/JUNE 2003 GENERAL COMMENTS This was the sixth year in which Caribbean Studies was examined. There were 2188 candidates this year compared with 1468 in 2002‚ an increase of 49 per
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Literature Review Music has always played an important role in the communication of culture. In the Caribbean people listen to many genres of music‚ but dancehall is the most prevalent. The Trinidad Express (2013) states that‚ “Jamaican dancehall music dominates the airwaves of the Caribbean.” It is heard frequently through various means which causes children to be immensely affected. They highly esteem dancehall artists and view them as role models. Therefore they learn from what their role models
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Caribbean Civilization Book Report Title Of My Paper This piece seeks to examine and analyze John Campbell’s “Beyond Massa sugar management in the British Caribbean‚ 1770-1834” published by Calaloux publications. The book is set in the 17th to 18th century. It explores slavery on Golden Groove plantation in Jamaica highlighting that the main intention of the plantation was to make money of the African slaves’ labour. The author‚ John Campbell‚ since 2001 to present is a lecturer at the
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CARIBBEAN STUDIES INTERNAL ASSESSMENT Name: Shari Hunt Proficiency: Advanced Territory: Jamaica School: Ardenne High School Candidate Number: 1000050804 Teacher: Mrs. Addams- Robinson Year of Examination: 2015 Title Page An investigation into the factors influencing the increase in the use of traditional medicine through the residents of Cassia Park in Kingston‚ Jamaica over the past 5 years.
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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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THE MAYAN’S HISTORY AND CULTURE The Maya refer to both a modern-day people who can be found all over the world as well as their ancestors who built an ancient civilization that stretched throughout much of Central America‚ one that reached its peak during the first millennium A.D. The Maya civilization was never unified; rather‚ it consisted of numerous small states‚ ruled by kings‚ each apparently centred on a city. Sometimes‚ a stronger Maya state would dominate a weaker state and be
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Introduction The Kalinago’s Social Organisation was looser than that of the Taino; Kalinago culture emphasized physical prowess and individualism. While settlements had a leader‚ his authority was limited. War chiefs were chosen from among villagers based on their skill in battle. The kalinago lived separately by gender; the men lived together in a large building called a "carbet"‚ while women lived in smaller houses.
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