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38 Cards in this Set
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Give one difference between the weapons of the Tainos and that of the Kalinagoes
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The weapons of the Tainos were simple while the weapons of the Kalinagoes were advanced(deadly)
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Give 3 weapons used by the Kalinagoes
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bows, arrows and clubs
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What gave the Kalinagoes a distinct advantage over the Tainos?
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their arrow heads were poisoned
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All tools of the Tainos and Kalinagoes were made of what?
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wood, stone, bones and shell
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The Tainos were better at doing what?
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weaving baskets
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What kind of agriculture was carried out by both the Tainos and Kalinagoes?
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slash and burn agriculture
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Which food was feared by the Kalinagoes?
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turtles nad manatees
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Which food was feared by Tainos?
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mammy apples
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Give 4 crops grown by the both groups
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maize, cassava, sweet potatoes, chili
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What was the only domestic animal known to both groups?
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a small dog which was fattened on maize meal then eaten as a great delicacy
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What is the name of the fish with suction cups on the back of its head which it uses to cling to larger fish
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the remora
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What could the Taino canoe hold?
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70 to 80 people or a tonne of trading goods
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The Kalinagoes war canoes were called?
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piraguas
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Give 5 things that the Tainos traded
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cloth, tools, weapons, furniture and tobacco
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What did the Tainos and Kalinagoes use to keep off insects and rain
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clay and grease
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What were the Tainos houses made of?
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they were round with steep thatched roofs
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What were the Kalinagoes houses made of?
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woven thatch reaching almost to the gorund looking like large bee hives
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THe Tainos Gods were represented by what?
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zemis
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What did the Tainos believe about death?
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that it was something to look forward to
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What did teh Kalonagoes beleive about death?
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it was a journey to either heaven or hell
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What did the Tainos and Kalinagoes do every few years?
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move to fresh garden plots
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What were the jobs of the girls?
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plant the crops, do teh cooking, make the hammocks and weave cotton
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What did the men do?
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clear the fields, make the houses,
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What were The Caciques of the Tainos looked on as?
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the fahter of all the people
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What happened to a cacique if he became sick or injured so that he could no longer carry out his duties?
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he was strangled and replaced by his eldest son
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What happened if there was no son?
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his sister's eldest male child beacame a cacique
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What did they do as a final mark of respect for the cacique when he died?
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they buried him with his most valuable articles and a few favourite wives
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In a large village or clan the cacique was helped by who?
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a number of nobles or nitayanos
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The village commander of the Tainos was called the what?
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obutu
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WHat is a carbet?
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a meeting house where only warriors were allowed
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What was the religion of the indigenous Amerindians?
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a mixture of nature worship, ancestor worship and protective magic
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The Tainos believed that their land had been created by who?
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a male sky-god and a female earth-goddess
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Each of the nature gods were represented by a what?
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zemi
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Tainos believed that trees, rivers and roscks were the homes of what?
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evil spirits
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What did they do to protect themselves?
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they wore amulets, painted their bodies with sacred designs and took specially prepared medicines
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What is the arawak word for powdered tobacco?
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coyiaba which also meant prayer
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Which group believed that the soul left the body after dath and wandered for a while at night feeding on mammy apples
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tainos
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The evil god of the Kalinagoes was called what?
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Maboya
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