Social Studies: Arawaks

The Lucayans came to The Bahamas from ____________.

• South Africa

• South America

• New England

• Asia

How did the Arawak travel?

• by horse and carriage

• by sail boats

• canoes

• cruise ships

The Arawaks lived in the Bahamas _________ years before Columbus and his crew arrived.

• 100

• 300

• 500

• 700

How are we able to know about know more about the Arawaks?

• through the study of chemist

• through the study of biologist

• through the study of astronauts

• through the study of archaeologists

What did the Arawaks slept on?

• hammocks

• floor mats

• beds

• straw

The Arawak's god was called a ________.

• Duho

• Bohio

• Zemi

• cacique

The name of the chief's seat is_____________.

• Duho

• Zemi

• Pottery

• Bohio

Apart from New Providence name to islands where lucayans settlements could be located.

• Abaco and Andros

• Long Island and Eleuthera

• Long Island and Andros

• Long Island and Cat Island

Two occupations of Arawaks were _________ and ___________.

• doctors and farmers

• sailors and fishermen

• hunters and farmers

• doctors and sailors

Why did the Lucayans mothers bound the heads of their babies?

• They taught it was beautiful

• It made the babies smarter

• It made the babies stronger

• It made the babies eat less