Integrated Studies: Jamaican Culture & Heritage May 2023

Our way of life including beliefs, language, art, food, religion and how we dress is known as our (a)   .

​ (b)   is the customs that have been passed from one generation to another such as traditions, achievements, and other things that are part of a nation's history.

• culture
• Heritage

Jamaican culture is a mixture of direct influences from the following places EXCEPT for

• West Africa

• Spain

• England

• France

• India

Put the following groups of people in order of arrivals in Jamaica

• Asians

• Africans

• Tainos

• Europeans

Match the custom to the origin of its influence in Jamaica

• Jamaica

• Bruckins

• England

• Maypole, Quadrille

• Africa

• Jonkunuu, Kumina

Kumina is a religious African dance which was performed at special occassions to send away evil spirits.

• True

• False

Which of the following ARE characters in the Jonkunuu dance. (Hint: There is more than one correct option.)

• Pitchy Patchy

• Devil

• Cow Head

• Belly Woman

• Baby

Three types of Jamaican music are:

The first group of people to live in Jamaica were the ​ (a)   who were also found in ​ (b)   . Families shared a house called a ​ (c)   which was round and made of wattle with a cone-shaped thatched roof. Their ruler lived in a rectangular house called a ​ (d)   which was usually ​ (e)   in size than the caneye.

• Tainos
• Cuba
• caneye
• bohio
• larger
• Cacique
• Duho
• smaller
• Hispaniola

The word Taino means

• transportation

• peace

• warrior

The Taino ruler was called a

• Cacique

• Zemi

• Caneye