Social Studies Revision Quiz

A community or group of people who share common ancestors and a common culture often including a common history, religion, language and other characteristics is called?

• descendant

• ethnic group

• ancestor

People we are descended from are called?

• descendants

• ethnic group

• ancestors

Which are the five major ethnic groups that came to the Caribbean?

• Caucasian, Portuguese, Lebanese, Chinese & Whites

• East Indians, Caucasian, Portuguese, Lebanese, Whites

• Amerindians, Europeans, Africans, Caucasians, East Indians

• Chinese, East Indians, Africans, Europeans & Chinese

Which ethnic group would blacks belong to?

• Amerindians

• Europeans

• Chinese

• Africans

What is the meaning of emancipation?

• Along period of time with very little or no rainfall.

• The ending of slavery.

• A period of 100 years.

• The edge of an area or the edge of a map.

The group that was indigenous to Jamaica was the...

• Chinese

• Africans

• Tainos

• Indians

Which 2nd European power defeated the Spanish and took over Jamaica in 1655?

• the Africans

• the British

• the Middle Easterners

• the Chinese

The three main continents from which the ethnic groups came are

• Africa, Europe, Asia

• Europe, Africa, Australia

• Australia, Africa, Europe

• Asia, Australia, Africa

Jamaica has a rich and diverse culture.

• strong and independent

• filled with people from all over the world

• happy and carefree

• anonymous

When the Tainos died out, the Spaniards (1st Europeans) brought slaves from ____________ to Jamaica.

• China

• Africa

• India

• England