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10 Cards in this Set
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Define 'Indigenous' |
Original inhabitants |
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What are 'The Americas'? |
Land masses and islands of North America, Central America and South America |
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What was referred to as 'The New World'? |
The Western Hemisphere (The Americas) |
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Define 'Migration' |
Movement of people and animals from one place to another |
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Define 'Settlement' |
A place where people establish a community |
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Who is referred to as an 'Amerindian'? |
American Indian |
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Why did people settle in the islands and not remain on the mainland? |
1) Food- the islands had good land for hunting and planting 2) Some settlers wanted to create their own communities 3) Some may have been fleeing to avoid enslavement by the powerful Aztec, Inca and Mayan civilizations 4) Some may have been explorers |
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Where did the Migrants to the Caribbean come from? |
First group- Guianas over a period of 5,000 years Second group- Belize over a period of 3,500 years Another group- lasted a century |
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What were the three main Cultural Groups? |
The Maya- from South America The Tainos- spread throughout the Caribbean The Kalinagis- lived on the Windward islands |
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Why did people not know what the world actually looked like? |
They believed that: ●There were sea monsters. ●The further south you travelled, you would boil. ●The world was flat and you would fall off the edge |
