Appearance
What did Lucayans wear around their waists?
Cotton cloth or skirts.
What root vegetable did Lucayans eat a lot of?
Cassava.
What kind of houses did Lucayans live in?
Huts made of wood and thatch.
Where did the Lucayans originally come from?
South America.
Who brought the end of the Lucayan people?
Christopher Columbus and Europeans.
What did Lucayans often paint or decorate on their bodies?
Designs and patterns.
What food did Lucayans catch from the sea?
Fish.
What did Lucayans travel on the water?
Canoes.
How did the Lucayans get to the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos?
By canoe.
True or False: Lucayans disappeared within 50 years after Columbus arrived.
True.
What did Lucayans sometimes flatten on their heads to change their look?
Their foreheads.
What fruit did Lucayans eat that grows on trees?
Guava.
What did Lucayans use to catch fish?
Spears, Nets and hooks.
What did Lucayans name some of the islands they lived on?
Caicos
What disease killed many Lucayans?
Smallpox (and other European diseases).
What did Lucayans wear to protect themselves from the sun?
Cotton cloth or body paint.
What food did Lucayans grow on farms?
Corn.
What language did Lucayans speak?
Arawakan.
Who did the Lucayans meet when Europeans arrived?
Christopher Columbus.
What work were Lucayans forced to do by the Spanish?
Slavery in mines and farms.
What kind of jewelry did Lucayans wear?
Shells and beads.
What food did they pound into flour to make bread?
Cassava.
Who were the Lucayans’ leaders in their villages?
Chiefs (caciques).
What year did Columbus land on San Salvador?
1492.
What is the main reason the Lucayans no longer exist today?
Disease, slavery, and overwork after European arrival.