This essay seeks to ascertain the extent to which the earliest people of the region are still considered the ‘Caribs’ and ‘Arawaks’ rather than the ‘Neoindians’. However‚ no discourse on the significance of these names can be engaged in without mention being made of the name‚ Christopher Columbus. Columbus was a Genoese adventurer who believed that by sailing west he could find Asia or the Indies and great wealth in the form of gold. This led to at least four expeditions into the ‘New World’. For
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from South America and migrated through the Caribbean and finally arrived in The Bahamas around 800 AD. They are known as Arawaks‚ also called Lucayans. Indians was a tag given by Columbus‚ who mistakenly thought he found the East Indies when he dropped anchor in San Salvador in 1492. At the time of Columbus ’ first stopover in the Bahamas‚ the Caribbean was the home of the Arawaks. These people roamed the Caribbean and settled long ahead of Columbus ’ arrival. The Lucayans were the gentle people
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Carib‚ Island Carib‚ or Kalinago people‚ after whom the Caribbean Sea was named‚ are a group of people who live in the Lesser Antilles islands. They are an Amerindian people whose origins lie in the southern West Indies and the northern coast of South America. The people spoke either a Carib language or a pidgin‚ but the Caribs’ regular raids on other groups resulted in so many female Arawak captives that it was not uncommon for the women to speak Kalhíphona‚ a Maipurean language (Arawakan). In
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Climate Change Risk Assessment Report: Portland Bight Protected Area Prepared by Climate Studies Group‚ Mona (Jamaica) University of the West Indies For: Caribbean Coastal Areas Management Foundation (C-CAM) April 2013 ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT This report will form one of five deliverables of a consultancy awarded by the Caribbean Coastal Areas Management Foundation (C-CAM) to the Climate Studies Group‚ Mona (CSGM). It is an assessment of the physical and socio-economic vulnerabilities
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Caribbean Title: social networking on the social life Name: Delano Morant School: Portmore Community College Centre #: Candidate #: Teacher: Ms. Linda Henry Subject: Caribbean Studies Year: 2013-2014 Territory: Jamaica ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I am thankful to all the individuals who made this internal assessment a success. I am grateful to the Savior for the strength he has provided me with to carryout this research‚ and also I appreciate the
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The original settlers of Jamaica were the Arawak Indians. Their colony revolved around simplicity based on fishing and hunting. In 1494 when Columbus and his people arrived the Arawak population was generally wiped out. The Spanish disrupted the economy and brought new diseases to the island. Jamaica wasn’t really a significant place to the Spanish‚ because they were disappointed by the lack of gold and other riches. They basically used the area as a ‘home base’ while they explored other areas such
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Arawak Jaron Almeciga Period 6 The Arawak arrived around 650 AD. The second wave arrived between 850 and 900 AD. Also Arawak indians our american indians who lived in the greater antilles and south America. They were among the first few indian tribes that christopher columbus
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The chapter studied tells us a little about how Arawak‚ quite hospitable people who lived in peace on their land were mistaken‚ abused in their naivety and also killed by the Europeans who came to their land and were looking for gold‚ spices‚ and slaves. Indeed‚ it is the story of a merchant clerk called Columbus‚ which was trading across the seas. He discovered an unknown land between Europe and Asia during a trip in 1492 precisely 33 (thirty-three) days after he left the Canary Islands on the Atlantic
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Literature Review: The Impact of Emerging Technology in Education Technology or to be more specific‚ Educational Technology increases student grades by advancing student’s learning abilities. Richey (2008) explains that Educational technology is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating‚ using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources. Stratham (2012)‚ shortly after the internet explosion of the 1990s‚ technology was immediately
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TOPIC Dancehall music STATEMENT OF PROBLEM An investigation into the impact of dancehall music on the values and attitudes of teenagers between the ages 14-18years at Manchester High School. RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1. What is dancehall music? 2. What effects does dancehall music have on the attitudes and values of youth at Manchester High School? 3. Where dancehall music has a negative effect on the attitudes and values of teenagers‚ what measures can be implemented to alleviate this problem
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