The Arawaks

What does the word Arawak mean?

• Eaters of meat

• Eaters of meal

• Eaters of fish

• Eaters of grains

What does the word Bajama mean?

• Eaters of meal

• Island people

• Shallow seas

• shallow people

What name was given to the Arawaks that lived in The Bahamas?

• Tainos

• Boriquens

• Lucayans

• Caribs

What name was given to the Arawaks found in Jamaica?

• Tainos

• Borinquens

• Lucayans

• Caribs

Where did the Arawaks come from?

• Asia

• North America

• South America

• Central America

What was the name of the country in South America that the Arawaks migrated from?

• Panama

• Columbia

• Venezuela

• Honduras

Give the name of the river that was located in the area the Arawaks migrated from?

• Nile

• Orinoco

• Amazon

• Ganges

Which part of the Caribbean did the Arawaks eventually settle in?

• South America

• Central America

• Greater Antilles

• Lesser Antilles

Which of the following is not an island in the Greater Antilles?

• Hispaniola

• Cuba

• Dominica

• Jamaica

Which of the following is an island in the Lesser Antilles?

• Hispaniola

• Cuba

• Dominica

• Jamaica