Central Leeward Secondary School
Formerly Barrouallie Secondary School
Form 4 CXC-CSEC Caribbean History- Worksheet No 1
The Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
1.
On a map of the Americas, use arrows to trace the migratory paths of the first inhabitants
of the region.
2.
Copy and complete this table to show the location of the indigenous societies listed
Group
Dates
Tainos
Kalinagos
Mayas
Location
3.
With the aid of a map of the region, show where the groups listed above were located.
4.
Briefly describe the Taino, Kalinago and Maya society under the following headings:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
5.
Social organization
Religious organization
Political organization
Economic organization
Describe the relationship between the Tainos and the Kalinagos.
Sources
Caribbean People Book 1, Honeychurch
The People Who Came Book 1, Carnegie and Patterson
A Pre-Emancipation History of the West Indies, Dookhan
Amerindians to Africans 2nd Edition, Greenwood and Hamber
Caribbean Story: Foundations Book 1 4th Edition, Claypole and Robottom
This Worksheet must be completed and submitted by Tuesday September 21, 2010.
No Late assignments will be accepted!
P. John
September 16, 2010