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What is the Bering Strait?
The land bridge that is located between Russia and Alaska.
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What was the encomienda?
A grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in the New World to demand tribute and forced labour from the indigenous people.
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What is thatch?
The material used to make the roofs of Taino huts.
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Who were the Red Indians?
The group of indigenous people that settled in North America?
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What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
An agreement to divide the world into two hemeispheres between Spain and Portgal.
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What is victorian architecture?
The European style of architecture.
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What is the Lesser Antilles?
The region of the Caribbean where the Kalinagos settled.
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What is an indenture?
The name of the contract signed by Europeans to work in the New World for 5-7 years.
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What is pepper pot soup?
A vegetaran soup that has a lot of scotch bonnet pepper in its content.
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What is a canoe?
The mode of transportation used to travel to the Caribbean from Venezuela?
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What is freedom dues?
Land, arms, money or freedom promised to an ex-indentured servant at the end of their servitude.
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What is barbeque?
The cooking method introduced by the Taino whereby meats are placed usually on dry wood over a low flame and slowly cooked.
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What is Barbados?
The island in the Lesser Antilles that was only occupied by the Tainos.
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What is free passage?
The name given for the paid trip for the indentured servants from Europe to the Americas.
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What is waltz?
A dance move whereby a pair turns rhythmically around the ballroom floor.
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