Caribbean Cultures in Review

Caribbean Cultures in Review

What is culture?

Culture is the way of life of a people. All Caribbean people share a common culture because our ANCESTORS all came from the different continents to form the many ethnic groups in the Caribbean.

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Culture is the .....

• ethnic group

• food and dance

• way of life of a people

• religion

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What is an ethnic group?

• a way of doing something that has been passed along

• a group of people who share the same original culture

• to be influenced by many different cultures

• the way of a life for a group of people

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Who were the native people who lived in the Caribbean?

• French

• Africans

• Taino

• Spanish

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What does culture include?

• music

• food

• language

• all the above

Our ancestors came from Asia, Europe, Africa and South America.

Continent -Ethnic Group

Asia - Chinese, Indians

Europe - Spanish, English, French,

South America - Tainos, Amerindians

Africa - Africans

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The Caribbean is called a melting pot of ethnicities because...

• Caribbean people use the same pot

• Each ethnicity brought its own culture

• Caribbean people eat the same food

• Each group loves food