The Caribs and Arawaks were both native Amerindian groups in the Caribbean.
True
Who were the Caribs?
A) Peaceful farmers
B) Fierce warriors and sailors
C) European explorers
D) African traders
What is B)
On the map, mark where the Caribs first settled in the Virgin Islands.
On the larger islands such as Tortola and Virgin Gorda.
What did the caribs mainly eat?
What is fish, cassava, fruits and wild animals
What is another name for the Amerindians who lived in the Virgin Islands?
What is the Ciboney or Lucayans
The Arawaks were known to be more aggressive than the Caribs.
False (The Caribs were the more aggressive group.)
Where did the Caribs originally come from?
A) South America
B) Europe
C) Africa
D) North America
What is A) South America
Circle the region from which the Caribs and Arawaks migrated.
The northern coast of South America (around the Orinoco River).
What did the amerindians use to make pottery and tools?
What is clay and stone
In which century did Christopher Columbus encounter the Caribs?
What is 15th century (1493)
The Caribs used bows and arrows for hunting and defense.
True
What language did the Caribs speak?
A) Spanish
B) English
C) Cariban
D) Arawakan
What is C) Cariban
Label two islands that were inhabited by the Amerindians in the Virgin Island
Tortola and Anegada.
What was the caribs main type of shelter?
What is round huts called ajoupas made of wood and thatch
What were the main differences between the Caribs and the arawaks?
What is the arawaks were peaceful farmers, while the caribs were warlike and skilled
The Amerindians came to the Virgin Islands from Africa.
False (They came from South America.)
What did the Caribs use to travel between islands?
A) Large ships
B) Rafts
C) Canoes
D) Sailboats
What is C) Canoes
Draw an arrow showing the migration route of the Caribs.
From South America northward through the Lesser Antilles to the Virgin Islands.
Name one type of weapon the caribs used.
What is bow arrow or spear
What evidence of amerindian life can still be found in the virgin islands today?
What is Petroglyohs (rock carvings), pottery pieces archaeological sites
The Caribs and Arawaks lived in villages near the sea.
True
What year did the Amerindians first arrive in the Virgin Islands region?
A) Around 500 BC
B) Around 1000 AD
C) Around 2000 BC
D) Around 1500 AD
What is A) Around 500 BC
Free point
500
What was one reason the caribs raided arawak villages?
What is to take food, goods, and captives
Free point
500