History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People

Columbus discovered what is now the United States

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

He went to islands in the Caribbean and along the coast of South America.

What is NOT true?

• Columbus had three younger brothers and one sister

• Columbus relied on his telescope

• Columbus is said to have swam to Portugal after a ship fire

Answer explanation

The telescope wasn't invented until 1608.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The Taino communities were settled in thousands of villages on the islands of Cuba, Bohio, Boriken, Xaymaca, and more

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Many of those islands have different names now like Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica.

Which English word is NOT derived from the island Arawak Taino language?

• Hurricane

• Barbecue

• Duck

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

The idea of strong, respected women was woven into the Taino belief system

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Which of the following Taino foods was a root crop more nutritious than potatoes?

• Yuca

• Pineapple

• Corn

Taino men and women hunted large tree rodents called Jutia

• TRUE

• FALSE

Where did Columbus first land in October 1492?

• Florida

• Haiti

• Behamas

What is NOT a way the European men stood out to the Taino men?

• Clothes covering their whole bodies

• Clean shaven faces

• Abundance of body hair

Answer explanation

Europeans had facial hair.

The Catholic pope issued the Doctrine of Discovery stating European countries could only claim lands owned by other Christians

• TRUE

• FALSE