Question

(a) Name FOUR Caribbean islands that were occupied by the Tainos and

FOUR that were occupied by the Kalinagos at the end of the fifteenth
century. (4 marks)
(b) Explain why the settlements of the Tainos and the Kalinagos were
mainly located in the different areas along the coast. (8 marks)
(c) Kalinagos used canoes to conduct raids, state THREE other uses of
canoes in the Kalinago villages. (3 marks)
(d)How do you explain the effects that Kalinago raids had on Tainos.
(10 marks)
Total 25 marks
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Answer 1

(A) Taino, Arawakan-speaking people who at the time of Christopher Columbus's exploration inhabited what are now Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

(B) Jamaica became the perfect spot for them to settle due to the consistent climate, as well as the abundance of food from the ocean, and the crops that they were able to produce. The Tainos people live off of the sea food but also what the island had to offer them, such as a mix varieties of fruits, and vegetables.

(C) The kalinagos (Caribs) survived mainly by fishing, hunting, and farming. They were skilled craft people and made canoes (hew from huge trees and dug out) which were used to travel to and from the neighboring islands. The Caribs also weaved baskets and were famous for their herbal medicine.

(D) The Taino were easily conquered by the Spaniards beginning in 1493. Enslavement, starvation, and disease reduced them to a few thousand by 1520 and to near extinction by 1550. Those who survived mixed with Spaniards, Africans, and others.