Taino Settlement in Jamaica

The chief of a Taino village is called a ________________.

• Curubo

• Headmaster

• Prime Minister

• Cacique

Which country did the Tainos travel from to get to Jamaica?

• USA

• England

• Cuba

• Venezuela

The Tainos settled near water bodies such as rivers and seas.

• True

• False

The Tainos settled near the sea so that they could see their enemies approaching.

• True

• False

Select two places the Tainos settled in Jamaica.

• Treasure Beach

• Maroon Town

• Montego Bay

• Guanabba Vale

Most of the Taino settlement sites were in the mountains of Jamaica.

• True

• False

Resources are things we need to help us survive.

• True

• False

Which parish had no Taino settlement sites?

• St. James

• Clarendon

• Portland

• St. Catherine

The Tainos used things in their environment to survive. Therefore, the Tainos were ______________.

• lazy people

• hungry people

• resourceful people

• angry people

Taino villages were called _________________.

• schemes

• neighborhoods

• provinces

• kingdoms