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The Indians
Columbus
Who said it?
The voyage
100
What was the name of the indians that Columbus first encountered?
Who is The Arawaks
100
Why did Christopher Columbus first embark on his first journey?
What is for gold, spices, and silk.
100
'As soon as I arrived in the Indies, on the first Island which I found, I took some of the natives by force in order that they might learn and might give me information of whatever there is in these parts.'
Who is Columbus
100
What are the name of the three boats that columbus and his crew used to sail to the indies
What is the nina, the pinta, and the santa maria
200
The Arawak Indians welcomed Columbus with what?
What is food, water, and gifts
200
What did Columbus first do when he arrived to the Americas
What is capture natives by force
200
'No laws and ordinances, sheriffs and constables, judges and juries, or courts or jails-the apparatus of authority in European societies-were to be found in the northeast woodlands prior to European arrival. Yet boundaries of acceptable behavior were firmly set. Though priding themselves on the autonomous individual, the Iroquois maintained a strict sense of right and wrong.... He who stole another's food or acted invalourously in war was "shamed" by his people and ostracized from their company until he had atoned for his actions and demonstrated to their satisfaction that he had morally purified himself.'
Who is Gary Nash (historian)
200
What was the largest ship that columbus' crew took?
What is the Santa Maria
300
What happened to the Arawaks who tried to put together an army of resistance?
What is they were brutally murdered
300
What did columbus promise on his second promise to the Americas?
What is Gold and slaves
300
'They ... brought us parrots and balls of cotton and spears and many other things, which they exchanged for the glass beads and hawks' bells. They willingly traded everything they owned... . They were well-built, with good bodies and handsome features.... They do not bear arms, and do not know them, for I showed them a sword, they took it by the edge and cut themselves out of ignorance. They have no iron. Their spears are made of cane... . They would make fine servants.... With fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want.'
Who is Columbus
300
What was a cause of death due to lack of vitamin C on the voyage to the Americas?
What is scurvy
400
Aside from illness and murder how else did the indians die?
What is Suicide
400
What did the king and queen of Spain offer columbus in return for bringing back gold and spices?
What is 10% of profits, governorship over the new lands, and fame.
400
'... mountains are stripped from top to bottom and bottom to top a thousand times; they dig, split rocks, move stones, and carry dirt on their backs to wash it in the rivers, while those who wash gold stay in the water all the time with their backs bent so constantly it breaks them; and when water invades the mines, the most arduous task of all is to dry the mines by scooping up pansful of water and throwing it up outside....'
Who is Bartolome De Las Casas
400
How many voyages were there to the americas
What is two
500
Within 200 years of columbus' first arrival to the Americas, How many original Arawak indians were still alive?
What is zero
500
What is Columbus often perceived as?
What is a historical hero
500
'Marriage laws are non-existent men and women alike choose their mates and leave them as they please, without offense, jealousy or anger. They multiply in great abundance; pregnant women work to the last minute and give birth almost painlessly; up the next day, they bathe in the river and are as clean and healthy as before giving birth. If they tire of their men, they give themselves abortions with herbs that force stillbirths, covering their shameful parts with leaves or cotton cloth; although on the whole, Indian men and women look upon total nakedness with as much casualness as we look upon a man's head or at his hands.'
Who is Bartolome De Las Casas
500
If columbus took prisoners from the first voyage why did he go back?
What is because they all died