How did the indigenous people came into the new world? Thousands of years ago early man crossed the **Bering Strait** from Siberia and enter into the americas 25 Thousand years ago Early man crossed the Bering Strait during the ice age. Reasons why they cross the Bering Strait -Flee hustle weather -Lack of food -Following migrated herds -Others were fling hustle tribes Modern day indigenous people from North, Central and South America look like people from Mongolia Indigenous people Settlement patterns and location People settled in Trinidad as far back as 5000 to 3000 BC other archaeological evidence of humans as far back as 2050 BC Where did the Tainos settled - Jamaica - Puerto Rico - Hispaniola - Trinidad - The Bahamas - Cuba The Kalinagos were called Caribs by the Spaniards because they believed that they were cannibalistic (the word Carib in Spanish means cannibal) The Kalinagos settled in: - St Kitts - Martinique - Guadeloupe - Predominantly in the Lesser Antilles - Puerto Rico - Trinidad.
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How did the indigenous people came into the new world?
Thousands of years ago early man crossed the Bering Strait from Siberia and enter into the americas
How many years ago did early man crossed the Bering Strait during the ice age?
25 thousand years ago early man crossed the Bering Strait during the ice age
What were reasons why they cross the Bering Strait?
Flee Hustle weather
Lack of food
Following migrated herds
Others were fling hustle tribes
Where did the Tainos settled
Jamaica
Trinidad
Puerto Rico
Hisponiola
Cuba
The Bahamas
The Kalinagos settled in
St.Kitts
Puerto Rico
Trinidad
Dominica
Martinique
Guadeloupe
Predominantly in the lesser anthills
The Kalinagos were able to resist the Spaniards because..
They were more war like than the Tainos
When did the Mayas exist
The mays existed as early as 1500 BC
Where did the Maya Settled
The Maya settled in Central America, Belize, Guatemala and El Salvador Mexico
How did the Maya construct their buildings
The maya built urban centers consisting stone structures
Name crops that the Maya grew
The Maya grew maize(corn), tobacco, squash and cocoa
When did the Maya civilization peaked?
Maya civilization peaked 250 to 900 AD
What type of gods did the Maya believed in?
The maya believed in nature gods
What were some of their achievements
They invented the concept of zero, they developed an accurate calendar system, they also developed the only known system of writing in Mesoamerica hieroglyphs
What was the Maya calendar used for?
The Maya calendar system was used to guide the Maya agricultural cycle
What was the Maya calendar based on
The Maya calendar was based on observations of the sun and sky
Did the Maya lived in peace with each other?
The Maya didn’t lived in peace with each other due to conflicts being prevalent among some maya city states as they battled for control of the region
Why did their cities collapse
Archeologist debut why as new evidence continues to emerge
Did all the Maya disappear
More than 7 million Mayas are estimated to be alive today in their indigenous homelands and around the world
What are Nomads?
Nomads are a group of people who wonder from one settlement point to another
What life style the early man lived
The early humans/men lived a nomadic life style
Who wondered from North America all the way down into Central America eventually reaching South America while others ventured into the Caribbean Seas settling in the various islands
The nomads
Reasons for a nomadic life style
-Some flee from hustle tribes
-Others were following migrated herds of animals
-others were seeking more fertile land
What is Early man?
Early man is men and women living in caves and didn’t have highly sophisticated (advance) societies
Indigenous?
The word indigenous refers to people who are from a particular area
Ice Age?
Ice age is a periodic time when temperature had dropped
What were the leaders of the Taino
Cacique
What were the leaders of the Kalinago
Oboutu
What were the leaders of the Maya
Halacha Unit
How was the Kalinago leader chosen
It was patrilineal, if not they chose the strongest warrior.
How was the Taino leader chosen
The Taino leader was chosen matrilineal, if the leader did not carry out their duties they are strangled and replaced
How was the Maya leader chosen
It was patrilineal, if not the nobles the leader.
Describe three functions of the Taino leader
-led religious ceremonies
-help with trades
-He was the final judge in all disputes
Describe three functions of the Kalinago leader
-War chief leaded battles
-Organizes the village
-Trained the men for military chaplain
Describe three functions of the Maya leader
-He led all political affairs of the country
-He selected provincial leaders called batabs