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The Chorotega Tribe of Costa Rica
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Way of Life
Agriculture
- Corn farmers
- Everything cultivated and harvested was distributed throughout the settlement
Government
- Democracy
Communities
Economy
- Active economy
- Currency: cacao beans
- Towns of all sizes
- Were built around central plaza
- Buildings were similar to longhouses.
- Land held communally
Warfare
- Courageous warriors
- Wore padded cotton armour
- Fought with both melee and ranged weaponry
Religion
- Polytheistic
- Shared duties and functions with Catholic priests
- Many rituals to please gods
- All towns had religious temples
Language
- Disagreed what language was spoken
- Only tribe in Costa Rica with writen language
- Chorotega means "People surrounded by enemies.
- Books of deerskin recorded ways of life
Art
- Skilled artisans
- Pottery still made today
Spanish Conquest
- The Chorotega were the largest and most technologically advanced tribe at the time
- Fought the Spanish
- Forced into slavery
Present Day
Research
- Became cowboys in 1700s in the Guanacaste plains
- Still live in Costa Rica
"Chorotegas: The First Guanacastecans" Tamarindo History. Web. 6 April 2013.
"Chorotega" Encyclopedia Britannica. 2013. Web. 8 April 2013.
McNeil, Jean. The Rough Guide to Costa Rica. Page 239. Book. 10 April 2013.
Pictures
Map of Central America: http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/camnewzzp.gif
Map of Costa Rica: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/central-america/costa-rica/map_of_costa-rica.jpg
Guanacaste Plains: http://www.commonground191.com/images/journal/costa_rica/4.jpg
Chorotega pottery: http://www.moon.com/files/imagecache/blog_entry_image/blog-entry-images/CR_9653+Crafting+traditional+pottery+at+The+Oven+Store,+Guaitil,+Costa+Rica.JPG
Corn: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=maize&safe=strict&hl=en&noj=1&tbm=isch&tbnid=hkLs1RPUE1trGM:&imgrefurl=http://www.rna-seqblog.com/tag/maize/&docid=RZwNDQ3qD0NLOM&imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B_1ZpES0AMQ/TahNf1QF1dI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/isOxCyFeDBc/s1600/080924124551-large.jpg&w=566&h=848&ei=alqCUfXCF_e44AOQvYHADQ&zoom=1&biw=1280&bih=827&iact=rc&page=1&tbnh=138&tbnw=101&start=0&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:17,s:0,i:135&tx=49&ty=80
History
Bibliography
Special Thanks To...
Early History
- Prezi
- Chorotega Tribe
- The websites I got my research from
The Chorotega Tribe
- Originally from Mexico
- Moved to Northwest Costa Rica