Arawaks - Society and Community Life

Who was the head of the Arawak society?

• cacique

• nitaino

• bohique

• naboria

What is the name of the special plaza or arena?

• field

• batey

• bohio

• caneye

What is the name of the Arawak family house?

• shack

• caneye

• bohio

• hut

The bohique was a _____________

• spiritual leader

• commoner

• ruler

• farmer

Who was at the bottom of the social pyramid or ladder?

• cacique

• nitaino

• bohique

• naboria

The Arawak family house had a circular roof.

• True

• False

What is the shape of the cacique's house?

• rectangle

• square

• triangle

• circle

Who cleared the fields and prepared the land for planting?

• Men

• Women

• Girls

Who governed each village?

• a headman

• a bohique

• a cacique

• a naboria

Where did the Arawaks sleep?

• in hammocks

• on a bed

• on a sofa

• on a mattress