WHERE DID THEY SETTLE?
Name the island where we live that was once home to the Tainos.
Jamaica
Name one natural resource that the Tainos needed for survival
Water, food, fertile land, forests, fish, etc.
What type of people were the Tainos?
Indigenous people of the Caribbean.
What two countries share the island of Hispaniola, where the Tainos lived?
Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Why were rivers important to the Tainos?
For fresh water
What did the Tainos use to travel across the sea?
canoes
Name the four Caribbean countries/islands discussed in today's lesson where the Tainos settled.
Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Why was fertile land important to the Tainos?
It allowed them to grow crops.
What activity did the Tainos practise to grow food?
farming
Which country is located on the island of Hispaniola along with the Dominican Republic?
Haiti
What were Taino houses commonly called?
Bohios