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Tainos 1.1 HAITI

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Welcome to this first quiz on the Tainos, the great Amerindian people of the Antilles. Through ten questions accessible to all, rediscover their way of life, their forgotten traditions and their tragic destiny after 1492. Test your general knowledge and progress easily to awaken the historian in you!
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What was the main social and political structure of the Tainos, led by a chief called a cacique?

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THE CORRECT ANSWER: A system of tribal chiefdoms

The social and political organization of the Tainos was structured around the caciquat, a system of well-defined tribal chiefdoms. The villages were grouped under the authority of a supreme leader called the cacique. This leader exercised important political, judicial and religious functions.Below the cacique were the nitainos, who made up the nobility and served as advisors or warriors. The Bohites, for their part, represented the priests and spiritual healers of the village. Finally, the vast majority of the population was made up of the naborias, the working class of farmers and artisans.This strict hierarchy ensured social stability and the coordination of economic and ceremonial activities. The power of the cacique was hereditary and generally transmitted through the maternal line, demonstrating a major cultural importance given to kinship and descent among the Arawaks.