Our Ancestors: The Tainos

A set of flashcards covering vocabulary and key concepts related to the Tainos, their culture, and historical context.

Logo

A symbol used to identify a group or organization.

Four main features

Essential aspects that a logo does not necessarily have to include.

Slogan

A catchy phrase or jingle used in advertisement.

Migration

The movement of people from one place to another.

Pull factors

Things that draw a population to another area or place.

Emigrant

A person who leaves his country of origin to live in another.

Immigrants

People coming to live in another country permanently.

Push factors

Things that encourage a population to leave their home.

Continents

The landmasses we are descended from, such as North America, South America, Europe, and Africa.

Indentured servants

Persons contracted to work on the plantations for a period of 3-5 years.

Tainos occupied countries

The specific countries where the Tainos lived.

'Taino' meaning

What the word ‘Taino’ means.

'Yamaye' meaning

What the Jamaican name ‘Yamaye’ means.

Year Spaniards arrived

The year when the Spaniards arrived in Jamaica.

Spaniards spelling of Jamaica

How the Spaniards spelled Jamaica.

Dress difference

The difference between the regular Taino women's dressing and the Cacique's wife.

Status indicators

What the Tainos wore to show status.

Main dish of Tainos

The primary dish eaten by the Tainos.

Taino cultivated plants

Three plants that were cultivated by the Tainos.

Roles on the farm

The tasks played by men, women, and children on the farm.

Economic activities of Tainos

Three economic activities practiced by the Tainos.

Fish caught by Tainos

Three types of fish caught by the Tainos.

Cacique roles

The roles carried out by the Cacique in their society.

House difference

The difference between the Cacique's house and the other Tainos' house.

Zemis forms

What the Zemis took the form of.

Tainos belief in afterlife

Where the Tainos believed their soul went after death.

Cacique's ceremonies

Why the Cacique smoked tobacco and other drugs during religious ceremonies.

Singing and dancing

The Tainos word for singing and dancing.

Musical instruments

The name of the musical instruments used by the Tainos.

Tainos contributions

Three contributions the Tainos made to Jamaican culture.