Geography
What is the climate in which the Taíno lived in?
Humid, tropical, rainy, etc.
What were the Taíno gods (as a group) called?
Zemis
What is the chief in Taino culture called?
Cacique
The main crop the Tainos were known for growing
Cassava
Who produced food in Taino society
Working class
Where do/did the Taíno live?
Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico
Who is the supreme god in Taíno religion?
Yúcahu
Who were the nitainos?
Nobles
The name of the mounded fields used to grow food
Conucos
Male gender role in Taino society
prepared fields for planting, also planted
What were the farming conditions of Taíno land?
Self-sufficient and fertile
What was the Taíno hallucinogenic ritual called?
What was the Taíno government?
Village-based theocracy
The animals Tainos hunted for food
Bird, Lizards and/or Fish
Female gender role in society
Cooked, retrieved water water, and took care of domesticated animals
Why were the Taíno forced to migrate?
Agricultural deforestation
In Taino culture, what is believed to happen after death?
One is buried with their personal belongings and is sent to the afterlife.
The current Country Agueybana II was born in
Puerto Rico
Tainos main source of protien
Seafood
The Taino language type
Universal, although not written
What were the mounded fields that the Taíno planted their crops in called?
Conucos
Who is the mother of Yúcahu
Atabey
The man Spain gave the right to colonize Taino land
Cristobal de Sotomayor
The technique Tainos used to make ground suitable for farming
Burning down forests (slash and burn)
This is the system of European government most closley related with Taino culture
Fuedalism