Ancient Hunting Techniques and Prey Selection

Which body part did the Tainos flatten in babies?

What materials did the Tainos use to paint their bodies?

What did married women wear as a sign of rank?

What type of metal was guanin made from?

What did the Tainos use conch shells for?

What was the Taino ball game called?

What was the Taino pleasure associated with smoking?

What crafts did the Tainos make?

What fruits and crops did the Tainos contribute to the world?

Which Taino practice has become popular throughout the world?

Which body part did the Tainos flatten in babies?

What materials did the Tainos use to paint their bodies?

What did married women wear as a sign of rank?

What type of metal was guanin made from?

What did the Tainos use conch shells for?

What was the Taino ball game called?

What did the Tainos contribute to the world?

What was the Taino pleasure associated with smoking?

What did Taino words like 'hurricane' and 'canoe' become a part of?

What did the Tainos use to make craft?

Which body part did the Tainos flatten in babies?

What was the Taino ball game called?

What did married women wear as a sign of rank?

What materials did the Tainos use to paint their bodies?

What type of metal was guanin made from?

The Indigenous Peoples migrated from Asia and settled in the Americas and the Caribbean

The first inhabitants came to the Americas from Asia between 15-20,000 years ago

The Bering Strait was forming an 'Ice Bridge' during the Fourth Ice Age

Early man depended on animals for food and clothing during the Ice Age

The Asian migrants settled in North America and continued to hunt

The Asian migrants developed a way of life and many languages over time

True or false: The cacique was a hereditary title passed from father to son in Taino society.

True or false: The cacique was primarily responsible for making and enforcing laws in Taino society.

True or false: The cacique's house was the largest and built specifically for him in Taino society.

True or false: The cacique led religious ceremonies and had his own zemis, which were considered stronger than others.

True or false: Mitaynos were noble advisors to the cacique in Taino society who had knowledge of the kingdom's boundaries and history.

True or false: The Tainos believed in life after death in a peaceful place called coyaba.

True or false: The Eskimos settled in Eastern Canada and the Arctic regions of North America?

True or false: The Incas settled in countries such as Chile, Argentina, Nicaragua, and Peru?

True or false: The Aztecs settled in Mexico and the Maya settled in the Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, Honduras, parts of Belize, El Salvador, and Southern Mexico?

True or false: The Ciboney were the first group of Amerindians to arrive in the Caribbean and settled mainly in Cuba?

True or false: The Tainos' original homeland was in the forest between the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers in South America?

True or false: The Tainos and Kalinagos in the Caribbean developed great civilizations like the Maya or Inca?

True or false: The Tainos believed that a flat forehead was a mark of beauty and flattened babies' foreheads by playing their heads between two boards.

True or false: The Tainos practiced subsistence farming, mainly growing food for themselves and their families.

True or false: The Tainos used tree bark and certain fruits to obtain dyes for painting their bodies.

True or false: Married women in Taino society wore straight strips of cotton cloth as a sign of rank.

True or false: The Tainos used conch shells to make tools, musical instruments, and even jewelry.

True or false: The Tainos had leisure activities such as singing, dancing, and a ball game called batos.

True or false: The Tainos hunted and caught birds such as parrots and wild ducks by slipping a noose over their heads?

True or false: The Tainos used a method of catching ducks by drifting downstream with a gourd over their head?

True or false: The Tainos had a domestic animal called an alcos, which was a small barkless dog?

True or false: The Tainos primarily prepared their food by stewing, baking, roasting, and barbecuing?

True or false: The Tainos seasoned their food with salt, pepper, and a special sauce called cassareep?

True or false: The Tainos enjoyed a varied and well-balanced diet, with fruits and vegetables such as pineapples, star apples, guavas, and paw-paw?