the Caribbean when the currents and winds were favorable. From November to March‚ they were effected by the winds and winter. Another group of people that were inhabitants of the Caribbean before the arrival of the Eurpeans were the Arawaks. The Arawaks were migrants from Central and South America‚ who expanded their homelands to the Northern and Southern regions of Cuba and Trinidad. They occupied larger areas‚ such as Cuba‚ Hispaniola‚ Jamaica‚ Puerto Rico and were believed to share
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different personalities. One group was the Arawaks or Taino which occupied the Greater Antilles and the other was the Caribs or Kalinago which occupied the Lesser Antilles. The Arawaks were a very peaceful group of people; slim and short‚ but firmly built. The Caribs on the other hand were very aggressive people and were taller and had a bigger built than the Arawaks. The Caribs were also cannibals and some people assume that is why they were bigger than the Arawaks. Despite their differences in personalities
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to Asia and “Christianize” the “heathers” who lived there. ▪ Christopher Columbus and the Spanish “conquistadores” who followed him made little secret of their real interest. ▪ When Columbus landed in the Bahamas and saw the native Arawaks adorned with gold trinkets‚ he was convinced that mythical “El Dorado” – Golden Land – must be nearby. ▪ In years the conquistadores pushed further and further into the Americas‚ driven by their greed for precious metals. ▪ They were
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scenario‚ one that lingers in your mind and taste buds after you have left. The Arawaks were the first to settle in the Caribbean. First venturing to Guyana‚ and Venezuela‚ then they made their 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
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Read the passage below‚ and answer the questions that follow. The Taino (Arawak) and Kalinago (Caribs) were similar in many ways‚ but different in others. For example‚ their technology was quite similar‚ but their political organization was to some extent different. Their technology was not as advanced as that of the Maya. a) Explain why Mayan technology is considered more advanced than the technology of the Arawaks and Caribs. (4 marks) b) Outline the ways in which the technology of Taino and Kalinago
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Subject: Garifuna Culture of Central America Garifuna Culture of Central America The Garifuna people are descendants of Carib‚ Arawak and West African people. The British colonial administration used the term Black Carib and Garinagu to distinguish them fromYellow and Red Carib‚ the Amerindian population that did not intermarry with Africans. Today the Garifuna live primarily in Central America. They live along the Caribbean Coast inBelize‚ Guatemala‚ Nicaragua and Honduras including the mainland
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arrival to the West Indies‚ he met two Amerindian tribes. These were the Kalinagos (Caribs) and the Tainos (Arawak). The Arawak tribe greeted Columbus and his Spanish comrades with gifts and food while the Carib tribe retreated in land and observed the intentions of the Europeans. These behaviors can be seen in picture one on this page‚ which shows the Amerindians greeting Columbus and the Spaniards and the Caribs retreating in land. Picture one taken from (“Amerindians greeting
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movements were very influential in the abolishment of slavery to both the USVI and the rest of the Caribbean. The tribe’s success to run Columbus off the island showed that they were dangerous and did have a fighting chance against the Spaniards. The caribs slowly started to diminish after this conflict‚ possibly because of famine and disease that the Europeans brought with them or orders from the spanish crown to kill the natives. For years‚ the USVI was not heavily populated and when the Spanish rule
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A system of production refers to the way in which an economy is organizes to provide commodities to sustain society. Slash and Burn When the Spaniards arrived the Arawaks and Caribs were producing Agricultural surpluses and trade was mostly organized around feeding and providing for the wants of the community. The arawaks and caribs used a slash and burn technique in their agricultural production. By the method they would slash (cut down) trees and bushes from the land and then burn them in order
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sank in 1635 near the island of St. Vincent. The survivors who made it to the shore shared food and huts with the indigenous population of Arawak-Caribs. Due to the Arawakan-Carib syncretism with‚ Carib dominance‚ who invaded St. Vincent and exterminated all Arawak men‚ the descendants of the Africans were taught different languages. The boys were taught Carib and the girls Arawakan. This resulted in a mixed language communication among the african descendants. Unlike other former slaves around the
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