Arawak Essays

At the beginning of the 1600's the new world was just being discovered. Europeans had never seen a culture like that of the natives. They hardly wore any clothes, and they worshipped nature. It was very astonishing to the Europeans. Upon hearing of this Spanish friars were sent to convert the natives. Two of these friars named Ramon Pané and Bartolome de las Casas documented their experiences, in the world and with the natives. A Dutch painter by the name of Theodore de Bry who never visited the

The Arawaks planted many types of vegetables, such as cassava, peppers, beans, sweet potatoes. There were not many wild animals in the Caribbean, so they also farmed fruits and hunted small animals, such as snakes and birds.The Arawaks used a very unique way of raising crops. Conuco is raising crops on a large mound packed with leaves to protect the soil from erosion and to assure growth in any weather condition. The cassava is the Arawaks' primary crop. It is a root crop that can be baked into

find them more gold to send back to their kingdom. The Arawak people were beaten to death, hung and endured other types of torture because the Spanish wanted more gold, but there was only a limited supply of gold on the land they were living on. Thus, this lead in many casualties of the Arawak people, and numerous Indians were later sold into slavery and brought to Spain, where they would endure even more hard labor

of the foundational that that we adapted from Native America are parrots and balls of cotton and spears. In my point of view, I do not think that Christopher Columbus was truly discoverer of the Bahama is land, because the Arawaks people was already there. Even though, the Arawaks people was naked, and they did not know the value of good things such as gold. That does not make them a slave or animal, but Christopher Columbus treated them as slaves. Also, according to Steven, Columbus exaggerated his

people, the Arawaks welcomed the Europeans with open arms, willingly traded everything they possessed and never said no if Columbus and his men asked for something of theirs. It is this kindness and naivety that Columbus used as a weapon to take advantage of the native people, force them into labor, and murdered them by the thousands in order to enforce white-supremacy and obtain gold. Due to immensely different cultural values and attitudes, the near-opposite Europeans and Arawaks could not peacefully

with the lack of help from the Arawaks, his treatment of them became increasingly worse. Eventually, all of the Arawaks were in slavery and were being worked to death. They were treated as sub-human and had no freedom.They recieved very little food, so many starved to death.(Doc 5) Columbus demanded at least a thimble-sized amount of gold every three months from each Native. If they did not reach this goal, their hands were chopped off. In addition, many of the Arawaks were forced onto encomiendas

Indies and Killed Indians. Columbus has been known as the founder of North America and greatest hero. Is Christopher Columbus really a hero Legend has it that Christopher Columbus had stacked babies on a pole and killed them. Many Arawaks feared Columbus because the Arawaks went ahead and killed their babies. With these few details, is Christopher Columbus actually a hero? Columbus had brought not 100, 200, or 300, but 500 slaves! Columbus brought the slaves to Spain. A small amount of these slaves

log. Howard Zinn shows us how Columbus thought that because they were not familiar with swords and other weapons, he thought they were ignorant because the Arawak people were not exposed to this type of technology the Spaniards used. Zinn makes it known that Columbus is prejudice because he quotes Columbus when he writes down that “they [the Arawak people] would make fine servants…with fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want”1. This shows how he felt that he was superior

America and the Arawak as simple people, with no weapons, completely naked, or if wearing something, just a couple of leaves. In his essay he states that Native American will never say no to whatever Columbus asked to get from them, but if Native American get something as exchange they will give their heart and their support, in other words, they will be loyal to you. This was something really important when trying to spread Catholicism because he got their affection, and since the Arawak believed that

with seventeen ships and over twelve hundred men for the sole purpose of obtaining slaves and gold. Christopher Columbus and his men went from island to island in the Caribbean to obtain Indians to bring back to ships. They rounded up fifteen hundred Arawak men, women, and children and placed them in pens. From that bunch, they chose five hundred of the healthiest specimens and loaded them onto ships. Only three hundred of those people survived the voyage. The survivors were put up for sale. They were

The first inhabitants were the Arawaks (A.K.A Tainos) who came to the island 2,500 years ago. They grew many crops and led a quiet, peaceful life until the spaniards destroyed them years after Christopher Columbus discovered the island in 1494. Christopher Columbus landed in Jamaica, called Xaymaca from the Arawaks, on his second trip to the West Indies. He found the Arawak Indians on the island and thought they were hostile when they tried to attack his men but soon Columbus, who was determined

population called the Arawak. As they were very hardworking, friendly and amiable, they, without hesitation traded supplies, jewelry and food, some of which, were transported through the Columbian Exchange to the Old World. Columbus even wrote

for the human progress. According to Zinn, these massacres are not limited to a specific place or time, but extend to different countries at different times in history. Examples of these massacres as tool for human progress are the genocide of the Arawaks and Hiroshima. Furthermore, Zinn explains that the use of genocide as a tool of progress has maintained in human culture because people have learned to ignore it; in other words, according to the author, people learn about universal history from the

hundred Arawak men, women, and children to force them to work or to sell them. He chopped off the hands of the Arawak that could not find gold and hanged or burned anyone who resisted his rule. He guarded his captives with dogs and when the Indians fled, he hunted them down with the dogs and killed them. Columbus also allowed his men to check the sharpness of their blades by cutting off the natives’ body parts and behead the Indians for fun. Additionally, he let his men violate the Arawak women. All

and Human Progress”, chapter one of “A People’s History of the United States”, written by professor and historian Howard Zinn, concentrates on a different perspective of major events in American history. It begins with the native Bahamian tribe of Arawaks welcoming the Spanish to their shores with gifts and kindness, only then for the reader to be disturbed by a log from Columbus himself – “They willingly traded everything they owned… They would make fine servants… With fifty men we could subjugate

what fails to be mentioned throughout text books and curriculums in the United States for students K-12. Columbus completely wiped out the Arawak Indians. He treated them so poorly to the point where the Arawaks tried to save themselves. "Among the Arawaks, mass suicide began, with cassava poison. Infants were killed to save them from the Spaniards" (4). The Arawaks were maimed and murdered by Colombus, and to save themselves and their children from going through this, the only way out was suicide. Americans

historical education focused on the historical perspective of those who are normally excluded from the usual accounts, students and people would gain a wider and broader understanding of history: “The treatment of heroes (Columbus) and their victims (the Arawak)-the quiet acceptance of conquest and murder in the name of progress- is only one aspect of a certain approach to history, in which the past is told from the point of view of governments, conquerors...leaders.” (Zinn 6) For Zinn this process of reevaluation

With the arrival of the Western World to the Americas there were both positive and negative outcomes. These two cultures collided together in a way rarely seen in history. This became known as the Columbian Exchange. Looking at the big picture the overwhelming negative was the violence the Native Americans withstood from the Western World. Whereas two positives are the mass globalization of crops and the globalization of animals. To start with the violence from the Western World, look towards the

Howard Zinn, the author, said, “History is important. If you don 't know history, it is as if you were born yesterday. And if you were born yesterday, anybody up there in a position of power can tell you anything, and you have no way of checking up on it.” History is a compilation of past events which affect society to this day. Howard Zinn emphasizes the importance of understanding the past and making interpretative claims of history. His written account, A People’s History of the United States

exploring the world he sight saw the island. When he landed the land it was filled with “Taino Indians” (Arawaks). Taino meant good and noble just like Christopher Columbus described them. The Taino Indians were all friendly towards all of Christopher Columbus crew members when they first arrived in the land. Taino Indians were known for resolving their arguments by playing a game. One of many of the Arawaks achievements would be they developed the “Construction of Ceremonial Ball Park”. They are also known