Culture October 23, 2020

I am an agreement or contract that bound me to service or work for a specific period of time. What am I?

• Culture

• Indentureship

• Heritage

A group of people who share common ancestors and culture are called?

• Heritage group

• Indentured Labourers

• Ethnic group

What is culture?

• The movement of people from one country to the next.

• The way of life including customs, traditions and festivals

• A generation of people who look alike

The way we eat, the songs we sing, the music we make, the way we dress and the environment which allows it is called our _______

• Life

• responsibility

• culture

• festival

People who left India in the 1800's to live in the Caribbean were likely to work as ______

• Indian slaves

• plantation supervisors

• emigrants

• indentured labourers

I did not like working on plantations. A soon as the contract ended, I left to set up a shop. This is most likely ________

• an Indian

• an African

• A Taino

• a Chinese

Which of the following cultural cooking practices was passed on by the Africans?

• sweet and sour dishes

• curry dishes

• cassava dishes

• ackee dishes

What is meant by indentureship?

• A contract for employment for a set period of time

• An East Indian or Chinese labourer

• wages paid for labour

• A passage from India to the Caribbean

Which of the following is not the best way of preserving Caribbean culture?

• Learning about your religious traditions and festivals

• Setting apart time for celebrating Caribbean culture for the citizens

• speaking ones native language

• embracing new traditions and moving on from the old ones

How did the Africans contribute to the development of the Agricultural sector in Jamaica? They were the main ____

• consumers

• importers

• exporters

• workers