Social Studies Chapter 10 Vocabulary

The first inhabitants of our island.

• archaics

• nomad

• Igneri

People who do not live in just one place, but rather move from one place to another depending on their needs.

• archaics

• nomad

• Igneri

People descended from the Arawak who lived in South America.

• archaics

• nomad

• Igneri

People who lived in a specific place and didn’t move from one place to another.

• sedentary

• Taíno

• yucayeque

The native society in Puerto Rico at the time the Spanish arrival.

• sedentary

• Taíno

• yucayeque

The name of the Taíno village.

• sedentary

• Taíno

• yucayeque

Houses in which the Taíno lived.

• bohío

• caney

• batey

The biggest bohío, which served as a house for the cacique.

• bohío

• caney

• batey

Ceremonial centers where games, festivities, and ceremonies were celebrated.

• bohío

• caney

• batey

Person who worships many deities.

• polytheist

• animism

• petroglyphs