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History of the Carib
History of the Caribbean Midterm Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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CACIQUES | a. Political leader/chief b. Wise people w/in the community c. Earned rights d. Live in different homes than others i. Caney ii. Shaped like cone e. Advised by other chiefs |
BOHUTI | a. Healers b. In touch w/ herbal remedies i. Relationship w/ zemis ii. Discern will of gods c. Paid services i. Cassava d. Perform simple operations |
ZEMIS | a. Representation of deity b. Everyone has several in home c. Zemis of ancestors |
Caney | a. Cone shaped house of caciques |
BOHIO | Rural hut |
Classic Taino | a. Hispaniola & Puerto Rico |
Western Taino | a. Jamaica, Cuba, & B.A. b. Jamaica, Central Cuba, & Bahaman Islands c. W. Village-Large d. Agriculture- Advance like classic (Jamaica) e. No regional chiefdom f. Ballgame g. Zemis worshiped i. Caves & homes h. Peaceful |
EASTERN TAINO | a. Virgins & Leewards b. St. Croix Island, Virgin Islands & all except southern most Leeward Island c. Large village d. Agriculture- Slash & burn e. Ballgame f. No regional chiefdom g. Zemis worshiped i. Caves & homes h. Hostile |
YUCAHU | GOD OF CASSAVA & THE SEA a. Principle god b. Cassava & sea c. Cassava is staple in society |
ATABEY | a. GODDESS OF FRESH WATER & HUMAN FERTILITY b. Transcend Tainos world |
CANOA | a. Canoes hallowed logs by axes (celts) |