The Taínos settled in the Caribbean due to favorable climate, fertile soil for agriculture, access to water sources for fishing, and the abundance of Natural Resources for food and shelter. The islands provided a suitable environment for their communities to thrive.
The first people to settle in the Caribbean islands were the indigenous Arawak and Carib tribes. They arrived in the region around 4000 BC and lived by farming, fishing, and trading among the islands.
The Maya civilization did not settle in the Caribbean. They predominantly inhabited areas of present-day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and parts of El Salvador in Mesoamerica. Their civilization flourished from about 2000 BC to 1697 AD.
What evidence did the archaeologist find to suggest that the Tainos existed
The Taínos were indigenous people who lived in the Caribbean region, including what is now known as Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. They did not live in parishes, as parishes are administrative divisions typically associated with European colonization.
The Maya civilization did not directly settle in the Caribbean islands. They were primarily located in present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. However, there may have been some interaction and trade between the Maya and indigenous groups in the Caribbean.
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Tainos, Kalinago and Lucayans
A Taina is a female member of a the Tainos. The Tainos were a nation of indigenous people who flourished in the Greater Antilles-Caribbean Sea (Hispaniola).
The Tainos settled the entire Island; which was made up of chiefdoms. The largest of which was located in Kingston
they settled on the coast
The Kalinagos and Tainos loved settling in areas around the water bodies.
they settled in Jamaica , Cuba , Puerto Rico, Hispaniola ,the Bahamas , Trinidad
the tainos lived in the greater Antilles in hammocks.
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