Week 26 Cultures of SC

What are some ways people celebrate culture?

• towns and roads

• live music and dancing

• cities and states

• rivers and lakes

Who are the Gullah Geechee descended form?

• Africans who were enslaved

• Spanish who explored South Carolina

• French who settled South Carolina

• English who came to settle South Carolina

Why did the Gullah Geechee create a Creole language?

• They brought the language with them from their home coutnry.

• They created a Creole language in order to communicate.

• They created a Creole language to make money.

• They wanted to influence other people.

Why were the languague and culture of the Gullah Geechee preserved in South Carolina?

• because of the number of people who spoke the language

• because of their isolation

• because of the unique character of the language

• because of the diversity of the language

Where does the Spoleto Festival get its name?

• from the Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy

• from the Festival of One World in Spoleto, Italy

• from the South Carolina Peach Festival

• from the South Carolina Peach Festival

What type of performance are found at the Spoleto Festival?

• opera and theater

• beadwork and pottery

• seagrass baskets and fishing

• Peach cobbler and ice cream

Why is the Peach Festival important?

• It celebrates live music.

• It celebrates ice cream.

• It celebrates the state’s production of peaches.

• It celebrates the history of the English in the settling of South Carolina.

What landmark identifies Gaffney?

• fireword stands

• a gaint peach flag

• a peach water tower

• arts and crafts booths

The Yap Ye Iswa festival celebrates _______.

• the peach industry

• the Gullah Geechee

• Spoleto, Italty

• the Catawba Indians