Taínos

The Taínos lived in what is present day Central America.

• True

• False

The “Western Taínos” are considered to have had a more developed society and culture than the “Classic Taínos.”

• True

• False

The “Classic Taínos” lived in what is today Hispaniola and Cuba.

• True

• False

The “Classic Taínos” cultivated wheat, barley, and corn as the main staples of their diet.

• True

• False

The religion “Classic Taínos” centered on the worship of deities known as “zemis”.

• True

• False

The Puerto Rican term “Boricua” comes from the Taíno name for the island.

• True

• False

• The Taínos played a ritual ball sport.

• True

• False

The “Island Caribs” and Taínos were pretty much the same ethnic group.

• True

• False

Both Taino men and women were eligible to serve as chiefs.

• True

• False

The “Western Taínos” inhabited what is today the Lesser Antilles.

• True

• False