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Most people give credit to Christopher Columbus for discovering the Caribbean, but the islands had been populated since about 5000 BC by two tribes, the Caribs and the Arawaks Indians. The two tribes were often at war. The Caribs were the more aggressive of the two, eventually pushing the more peaceful Arawaks out of the region.
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed to what he thought was India in search of spices and gold and a sea route to Asia. He found neither, although it is possible that he believed the island of Hispaniola to be Japan, and the coast of Cuba to be part of the Asian mainland. This is why today the Caribbean is also referred to as the West Indies.
In the years following Columbus’ “discovery†of the islands, thousands of Spanish settlers, followed by the British, Portuguese, Danish, Dutch and French arrived on the islands, each nation claiming different islands as their own. To this day, the Caribbean Islands are divided by the occurrences of that time – not just politically but in areas such as currency, language, laws, food and culture.
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That the Caribbean civilization beagn with the coming of the Europeans?
Civilization in the Caribbean did not begin with the Europeans. Indigenous people lived in the Caribbean long before the arrival of the Europeans. If anything, the Europeans are responsible for the diversity of races in the Caribbean.
Has the WWE ever come to the Caribbean?
The WWE has never travelled to the Caribbean. However, one of the popular WWE wrestlers, Carlito, is from the Caribbean.
What foods did the Europeans introduce to the Caribbean?
rice
Why did the Europeans arrive to the Caribbean?
they came to discover jamaica
What did the Europeans introduce in the Caribbean?
weapons and food
That the Caribbean civilization beagn with the coming of the Europeans?
Civilization in the Caribbean did not begin with the Europeans. Indigenous people lived in the Caribbean long before the arrival of the Europeans. If anything, the Europeans are responsible for the diversity of races in the Caribbean.
How did the Europeans got to the Caribbean?
Europeans can get to the Caribbean by ship or plane, but when they first reached the Caribbean it was by ship because planes were not yet invented.
Has the WWE ever come to the Caribbean?
The WWE has never travelled to the Caribbean. However, one of the popular WWE wrestlers, Carlito, is from the Caribbean.
What is the Caribbean relation to Africa?
Europeans brought African slaves to Caribbean
Where in the Caribbean did the europeans settle?
french
Who explore the Caribbean?
The Caribbean was first explored by the Native Americans. Christopher Columbus was among the first Europeans to explore the Caribbean.
What did the European bring to the Caribbean?
the europeans brought weapons and lots more to the caribbean
The first europeans in the Caribbean concentrated on?
The first Europeans in the Caribbean concentrated on establishing colonies for economic gain through activities such as sugar cane cultivation, mining valuable resources like gold and silver, and enslaving indigenous populations and later imported Africans for labor. They also focused on spreading Christianity and expanding their empires through territorial conquest.
What did Europeans call the Caribbean?
West Indies
What foods did the Europeans introduce to the Caribbean?
rice
Why did the Europeans arrive to the Caribbean?
they came to discover jamaica
Who were the first Europeans to come to Caribbean islands?
the spanyears
