UNIT 16: Food, Demographics, and Culture

UNIT AUDIO GLOSSARY

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Arawaks

Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean who migrated from South America centuries before Columbus.

cacao

Mesoamerican food used now to make chocolate.

cassava

Mesoamerican plant with roots rich in nutritious starch; also known as yucca, manioc, and tapioca.

Tainos

Native Americans who met Ponce de Leon when he and his crew arrived in Puerto Rico.

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