Arawa-What?
The head or chief of the Taino village was called this.
Cacique.
This year Jamaica gained independence from British rule.
1962.
The route from here to here was called the 'Middle Passage'.
Africa to the Caribbean.
This group was made up of direct decendants of the arawaks and escaped slaves.
The maroons.
These Indigenous peoples used Cacao beans as money.
The Mayans.
A popular Taino soup that many Jamaicans still enjoy today.
Pepper pot soup.
This is the year that the British Claimed Jamaica from the Spaniards.
1655.
These travelled through the middle passage to the Caribbean.
Slaves or the enslaved.
This is the man who 'discovered' the new world.
Christopher Columbus.
These Indigenous peoples were the rivals of the Tainos
The Caribs or the Kalinagos.
The statues that the Tainos would have in their homes to represent their Gods.
Zemis.
In this year Christopher Columbus first arrived in the Caribbean.
1492.
These goods were sent from the Caribbean to Europe during triangular trade.
Coffee, sugar and other raw materials.
This British Admiral captured Jamaica and began expelling the Spaniards.
Sir William Penn
These Indeginous people are the namesake of the Caribbean Region.
Caribs or the Kalinagos.
The Tainos were _______ when it came to religion.
Polytheistic.
In this year Christopher Columbus planted the flag of Spain in Jamaica.
1494.
These goods were sent from Europe to Africa.
Guns, metal, cloths and other maufactured goods.
The name giving to the group we know as Pirates.
The Buccaneers.
These Indeginous people were reknowned for their intellegence and their contribution to mathematics.
The Mayans.
This was the most popular food in the taino villages. Their God Yocahu is the God of this.
Cassava
Christopher Colombus was said to arrive in Jamaica on this day.
May 5th, 1494.
This was the name given to the Caribbean by the Europeans during triangular trade.
The New World.
Jamaican anscestry can be traced to these famous african tribe.
Ashanti and Eboe.
This is the name given to the group of people of that crossed the Bering Strait into the Americas.
The Amderindians.